what you are looking for is a USB memory card reader
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_reader)
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Richard (Show) Hall"
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>
> Jay,
>
> I have only used firewire with a mini-dv camera in the past, so I'm
> wondering, with the xacti how do you get the video into the computer?
>
> Do you need some sort of device on the computer to read the sd card?
>
> Does the camera have usb or firewire ports that can be used to capture
> the video onto the computer?
>
> These are issues, since the computers already have usb and firewire
> ports in the lab, but no special devices for reading the sd cards
> presently.
>
> ... Richard
>
> On Nov 8, 2007 5:55 PM, Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
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> >
> > > I have about $1000 to get two video cameras for students to
check out
> > > and use for a multimedia class I'm teaching.
> > > Therefore they need to be under $500 each (complex math).
> > > The videos don't have to be pro quality or anything, but it
would be
> > > good if: a) There was an input for an external mic, and b) If you
> > > could download the data via usb or firewire, since the computers in
> > > the classroom don't have readers/ports for memory cards.
> >
> > if its just for fun web video, i say get the Xacti E1.
> > these are the water proof cameras...but they are also tough as
hell because
> > of the hard casing.
> > i like the mpeg4 cameras because its easier to get the video from
the sd
> > card to the computer.
> > Mini DV is cool...but more work IMHO.
> >
> > Jay
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