GR-D340EK query, help appreciated!

Hello there,

I'm here on behalf of a friend. She is unable to connect her GR-D340EK camcorder to her PC and needs to know what cabling is required? Does she need a dv-firewire cable or a dv-usb? If so, is anything else required?

Thanks for your time,
LZ

You can buy any IEEE 1394 (Firewire or i.Link) cable. These cables are commonly called a "DV Cable" in camcorder manuals. Camcorders do not normally come with these cables. Many computer stores have them. Just make sure it has the correct number of "pins" on each end. Either 6 pin to 4 pin or 4 Pin to 4 pin. Your camcorder has a 4 pin IEEE 1394 socket commonly called "DV Terminal" in camcorder manuals"; You need 4 pin connector for one end of the cable. The other end of the cable which plugs into the computer will have to be 6 pin or 4 pin depending on the socket on your computer. Normally desktop computers are 6 pin and laptops are 4 pin, but they can vary.

The computer needs Firewire.

Look through these guides which have photos:Infobase: About FireWire
http://www.simplydv.co.uk/infobase/about_firewire.html

Firewire and the Panasonic 3CCD Camcorder
http://www.pana3ccduser.com/article.php?filename=Firewire-and-the-Panasonic-3CCD-Camcorder




Rich

Thanks for the reply Rich, you've been very helpful! :)