If your Mac is Intel-chip based and you are running the CURRENT version of iMovieHD07 that ships with iLife08, and your Mac has a firewire port, then any camcorder - whether flash memory, hard disc drive or miniDV tape - standard definition or high definition video -should work.
If your Mac is Intel-chip based and you are running the CURRENT version of iMovieHD07 that ships with iLife08, and your Mac does not have a firewire port, flash memory or hard disc drive, standard definition or high definition video - should work.
If your Mac is running a previous version of iMovie or is not Intel-chip based, that Mac will have a firewire port. Standard definition camcorders using flash memory or hard disc drive will work, but you will probably need StreamClip to convert the highly compressed video. This is a free download at the Apple.com downloads area. Flash memory or hard disc drive camcorders that do high definition and save to AVCHD format will not work. MiniDV tape based camcorders saving to standard definition (DV) and high definition (HDV) will work - for HDV you need to do a manual install of the "Apple Intermediate Codec" using the OSX system discs - it is a QuickTime component. Without this, iMovie and FinalCut will not recognize HDV.
Most Macintosh computers made in the last 10 years have a firewire port. The exceptions are the MacBook Air and the most recently released MacBooks.
All miniDV tape based camcorder require firewire to connect to a personal computer (Mac or Windows) for video transfer. The DV port on the camcorder is ALWAYS 4-pin. Whether the other side of the firewire cable needs to have a 4-pin, 6-pin or 9-pin connector depends on the computer's firewire port.
Flash memory and hard drive camcorders connect using USB. The digital video files are copied - not imported. The digital video from these consumer camcorders is compressed a lot more than the DV/HDV on miniDV tape. Video quality from miniDV tape is better - quality from flash or HDD os OK, but not as good as miniDV tape.
Hard disc drive (HDD) camcorders have known issues with vibration and altitude. I no longer recommend them.
DVD based camcorders barely make useful doorstops and should never make your short list.
Focus your shopping on flash memory and miniDV tape based camcorders... Establish a budget, then start shopping - Sony, Canon, Panasonic.
I'd like to know what the "only compatible with PCs" means - I've been able to get video from all sorts of camcorders into my Macs...
http://us.sanyo.com/entertainment/camera...
Really interesting design and portability.
I use these exclusively for both video and still photography.
They fit into the palm of your hand or into your pocket and produce excellent quality images.
All of the videos on my Youtube channel were filmed by an older model Sanyo, edited on iMovie 08 and uploaded directly to Youtube. Most of them are availble in HQ.
The best thing about these cameras is that they record in mpeg4 format.
That means straight into iMovie with no conversion.
Transfer is via the USB port.
Regards, Zyfert
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