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However, do you think that a firewire 800 to usb 3. Effortlessly connect your mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to. The older standard, firewire 400, is a flatter connector with one rounded side, and the faster 800 version resembles a fat usb connector. Dec 19, 2018 firewire, also known as ieee 94, is not a cable you usually find these days. Amazons choice recommends highly rated, wellpriced products available to ship immediately. If youre a photographer you may find my lightroom presets handy. Are you sure that you are using the firewire cable usbcable will not work for minidv tape cameras. Firewire sure not using the accompany usbcable but bought a 4pin to 6pin or 9pin fw one. World of data firewire 800 to 400 9 pin m to 6 pin m cable ieee94 fits. The audio on this video can be played through the builtin speaker of an ipod touch.
How can i transfer video from mini dv camcorder to mac. How to get minidv video via firewire 400 into a 2015. How to connect firewire devices into new macs with. Small and compact, it connects to the thunderbolt also works with thunderbolt 2, but will be limited to thunderbolt speeds port on your mac computer, giving you a firewire 800 port that supplies up to 7w for buspowered peripherals like hard drives and audio devices. Popularized in the early 90s, it was the competing standard to usb for a long time, not unlike thunderbolt is today. Import mini dv, hdv or dvcam tapes to an apple computer duration. Dv camera to imac on firewire 400 nothing happening. Cable builders ieee 94b firewire 800 400 cable 9 pin to 4 pin ieee94 94 length 6ft for pc mac dv 6 foot 6 feet black friday november cyber monday. You need to get a 9pin firewire 800 to 4pin firewire 400 cable. Read full answer answered by joseph v from fort langley. For the power macintosh g5 dual core and quad core, mac pro systems.
This accessory works with both firewire 400 and firewire 800 devices with only needing an 8pin. The apple service centre also confirmed this themselves. Find great deals on ebay for firewire to hdmi and thunderbolt to hdmi. Now want to upgrade to the new macbook pro but it doesnt have a firewire 400 port can i put the mini dv output into the firewire 800 port on the macbook pro. If youre new to the mac, or computers in general, heres a comprehensive guide explaining what all the ports do on your new mac. Kentek 3 9 to 6pin ieee94b firewire cable 800400mbps bilingual pc mac dv blk. Antaira fwb68300 firewire 40094a 800 94b 4 port pci express controller card. In this video we have shown the most popular mac machines the imac and macbook pro. For the purposes of this guide, well be basing it upon the current mac lineup as of february 20. In this video i show the few options you have to how to connect older firewire 400 800 devices to a new mac which only has thunderbolt 3usbc. Firewire 800 cable 6ft ieee 94b male to male firewire cord for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac pc,digital cameras, slr 6ft, black 99 4.
These cables are designed to be 100% compatible with apple firewire, sony ilink, and all other ieee94b peripherals. Sony cam ilink to macbookpro firewire 800 apple community. Mar 19, 2020 information about these and other types of mac ports is available in the specifications for your mac. Cable builders ieee 94b firewire 800 400 cable 9 pin to 4 pin ieee94 94 length 6ft for pc mac dv 6 foot 6 feet black friday november cyber monday 4. Find great deals on ebay for cable firewire and firewire cable 6 pin to 6 pin.
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This cable includes fully molded connectors for enhanced durability. Firewire 400 and firewire 800 cables and ieee 94 connectors. How to connect firewire devices into new macs with thunderbolt 3. Offering much faster speeds, even faster than usb 2. Ieee 94 high speed firewire 9 pin to 6 pin cable for macbook pro, computer laptop pc to jvc sony camcorder 6 feet clear. I connect a firewire cable from a sony trv33 digitial video camera to the firewire 400 port on the imac, and switch the camera on to vcr so i can get the movie off this works fine on windows it automatically starts up my movie capture edit software. You can use firewire sometimes called ieee 94 or i. Firewire ieee 94 6 pin male to usb a male convertor jack mm adapter. Connecting sony minidv camcorder to mac apple community. With many people buying the new imacs, the lack of usb 3.
Product title ieee94b firewire 800 9 pin to 9 pin cable 6 fee. Apple macbooks, mac mini, imac 57 reftagscontainerlink. On some cameras you need to look into the camera menu and set dv out so the camera port gets active. Firewire cable 9pin4pin cable, firewire 800 9pin to firewire 400 4pin for canon panasonic sony camera camcorder connect to apple imac 27 macbook pro. Heres how to get old school minidv video via firewire 400 into a 2015 macbook pro with thunderbolt. Ieee 94 is an interface standard for a serial bus for highspeed communications and. One of the most interesting improvements to the new mac mini models announced tuesday is that the minis single firewire 400 port has been replaced by a faster firewire 800 version. Bizlander firewire high speed premium dv to firewire cable 800 94b 800 400. The manual says the elura 100 has 4pin connector ieee 94 compliant so you probably need a firewire 4pin to 9pin firewire 800 cable to connect it to the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter or any firewire 800 port of a thunderbolt dock. Firewire 800 94b cable cord 9 pin to 6 pin firewire 800. Many digital video recorders have a dvinput firewire connector usually an. Best way to connect 4pin firewire 400 camcorder to new imac.
Mac recognized the tb2 to fw800 cable but nothing past it. Ive not seen a 9pin to 4pin cable which doesnt mean somebody doesnt make one. How to connect macbook pro with firewire toms guide forum. Jun 03, 2016 canon hv20 mini dv hdv camcorder test video showing adapters to connect from firewire port on the camcorder to the thunderbolt port on imacs that do not have a firewire port but have a thunderbolt. Mini dv camcorder firewire to thunderbolt for imac without. Genuine apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter cable md464 for mac computer. Results are marked on apple mac os x but more varied on microsoft windows. For example, if you have a device that accepts a 4pin connector and you want to plug it into your computers firewire. Jul 21, 2017 heres how to get old school minidv video via firewire 400 into a 2015 macbook pro with thunderbolt. Product title firewire dv cable camcorder for canon sony. Firewire 800 ieee 94 cable 4 pin firewire m 9 pin firewire 800 m ieee 94b 2 metres long, shield protected. Firewire also has an advantage of charging the device it is connected to while the transfer is still ongoing. Just plug it in between a firewire 800 port and a standard firewire 400 cable s 6pin male connector.
Apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter with builtin thunderbolt cable. Nov 01, 2012 best way to connect 4pin firewire 400 camcorder to new imac. Camera test your camera on another mac so that dvin still works ok. They were first called firewire 400 but have since been updated to firewire 800. The main difference between the two types of cables is the transfer rates. My mac only has usb and some other smaller ports on it.
Firewire cabled for digital video transmission dv cable, also known by the ieee94 standard, is often used between mac computers and external units. The firewire standard, also known as dv, ilink and ieee94 cables, can be used for many purposes, ranging from highspeed data transfer between computers and peripherals, digital video and. Firewire 800 94b cable cord 9 pin to 6 pin firewire 800 to 400 for pc dv mac. What is a firewire cable, and do you really need it. How to transfer data from mac to mac machines using.
I will use a file diffing tool to make sure everything copied successfully once the transfer is completed, but i see no reason why this shouldnt work. It was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by apple, which called it firewire, in cooperation with a number of companies, primarily sony and panasonic. We also provide refurbished macs, external storage, docks, accessories. A firewire port provides power, so the connected device usually doesnt need its own power cable many mac computers have one or more firewire 400 ports that transfer data at up to 400. Pasow firewire 94b 800 ieee 9 pin to 9 pin male to male cable for mac pro apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Not having that, i connected the camcorder to my lacie rugged firewire hard drive.
A wide variety of mac dv cable options are available to you, such as use. It features three external firewire 800 94b ports, delivers data transfer rates up to 800 mbs, supports isochronous and asynchronous data transfer modes, features plugnplay connection of peripheral devices and allows. This video shows how to transfer data from one apple mac machine to another mac machine using firewire 800 cable. Small and compact, it connects to the thunderbolt port on your mac computer, giving you a firewire 800 port that supplies up to 7w for buspowered peripherals like. Firewire 400 to 800 adapter 1pcs, elago firewire 400 to 800 firewire adapter provides a simple way to connect firewire 400 devices to the latest mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac and all other computers with a firewire 800 port. Firewire 800 cable 6ft ieee 94b 9pin to 6pin male to male firewire cord for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac. You need an older 400 firewire cable and a a400 to 800 adapter. How to get minidv video via firewire 400 into a 2015 macbook. Twisted pair construction and triple shielding reduces cross talk and maximizes data transfer rate. Questions about apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. The thunderbolt to firewire adapter simply brings a firewire 800 port into a thunderbolt mac. Bizlander firewire high speed premium dv to firewire cable 800 94b 800 400 ieee 9 pin male to 4 pin male cable 6ft for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac pc,digital cameras, slr. Product title firewire dv cable camcorder for canon sony sharp jvc. Buy bizlander firewire high speed premium dv to firewire cable 800 94b 800 400 ieee 9 pin male to 4 pin male cable 6ft for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac pc, digital cameras, slr.
The ieee 94 interface is a serial bus interface standard for highspeed communications and realtime data transfer. Firewire cables free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Sony dcrhc53e firewire 800 to ilink dv apple community. We also have different types of mini firewire to usbs, including firewire 400 6pin cable, firewire 400 4pin cable and firewire 800 9pin cable for a wide range of applications. Firewire 800 supports up to 800 mbps, whereas firewire 400 supports up to 400 mbps, so we definitely recommend choosing the 800 variety of you need even more speed. Transferring old dv tapes to digital macrumors forums. How to connect firewire devices into new macs with thunderbolt 3usbc.