Firewire 400 to USB adapter
- Thread starter Rhisiart
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? Your Late 2012 mini already has a firewire 800 port. Why not use that?
All you need then is a FW400 to FW800 cable, such as this -
That is the smaller Firewire connector that would often be found on a camera (also known as a 4-pin)
If your camera has the larger 6-pin connector, then you could use this cable - https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=3542
(the description pages show a pretty clear picture of the cable ends, should help you be sure of what you might buy)
Or, if you really do need to use your thunderbolt port (maybe your Firewire 800 port is already in use), there's still Apple's Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 adapter. No longer sold by Apple, but not hard to find: https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/MD464LLA/
(I give you permission to stop looking for a USB to Firewire adapter that works.
)
All you need then is a FW400 to FW800 cable, such as this -
Monoprice 9-pin/4-pin BILINGUAL FireWire 800/FireWire 400 Cable, 6ft, Black - Monoprice.com
The IEEE 1394b serial interface, better known as FireWire® 800, doubles the speed of the older FireWire 400. It uses a newer 9-pin "beta" connector, which is incompatible with
www.monoprice.com
If your camera has the larger 6-pin connector, then you could use this cable - https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=3542
(the description pages show a pretty clear picture of the cable ends, should help you be sure of what you might buy)
Or, if you really do need to use your thunderbolt port (maybe your Firewire 800 port is already in use), there's still Apple's Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 adapter. No longer sold by Apple, but not hard to find: https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/MD464LLA/
(I give you permission to stop looking for a USB to Firewire adapter that works.
)