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Originally posted by MacWiz
On my camera i can import DV-video AND extract back to the camera using the 6 pin 4 pin cable.. |
Ok, so that part of my post was wrong. It was just hapless guessing as to the reason Self-Powered HDs use 6-pin and DV Cameras use 4-pin. Here's some more: maybe the HDs are done that way for consistency, as the bus-powered HDs need 6-pin. DV cameras have their own power, and it is more space/volume efficient to use 4-pin on something that is held (perhaps it is also cheaper). thank you for responding with this detail, I actually had heard of this before, but not havng a DV camera myself I did not know whether or not some cameras use 6-pin to have this feature. That's good to know; I hope to get a DV camera in the next year
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Macintosh: How to Use FireWire Target Disk Mode
Important: Unplug all other FireWire devices from both computers prior to using FireWire target disk mode. Do not plug in any FireWire devices until after you have disconnected the two computers from each other, or have stopped using target disk mode.
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1. Make sure that the target computer is turned off. If you are using a PowerBook computer or iBook computer as the target computer, you should also plug in its AC power adapter.
2. Use a FireWire cable (6-pin to 6-pin) to connect the target computer to a host computer. The host computer does not need to be turned off. |