Originally Posted by Nicky D. I am currently in the market for a mini dv camcorder, and it would be nice if I bought one that serves as a transfering device. Has anyone done this before? |
Yes
Originally Posted by Nicky D. What inputs would the mini dv camcorder need to be able to do this? |
An analogue input, and a firewire/DV output
Originally Posted by Nicky D. I have also heard that Digital8 camcorders can read analog footage because they use the same tape format. Is this true? |
Yes, but you would need to check the specs of the specific camera model just to make sure. not all of them can read an analogue signal.