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    Snow Leopard Compatible SD Camcorder??

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by ifti, Jun 10, 2010.

  1. ifti

    ifti Undiscovered

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    At the moment I have a Sony Handycan DCR-SR90 camcorder, which as a built in 30GB HDD.
    This saves movie clips in the .mpg format, which is not natively compatible with Quicktime etc. Thus I have installed VLC Player which plays the video fine. I have also found a way to convert the files to .mov files for editing with iMovie.

    However, Im after a simpler solution. I want a new small handheld camcorder, which saves HD quality video straight onto a SDHC card (I plan to get a 32GB card). I then want to be able to remove the card, put it in my MacBook Pro, and just view/edit movies without having to do anything further.

    Any suggestions?
     
    ifti, Jun 10, 2010
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  2. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    uhhh... my quicktime plays .mpg just fine... weird...

    Macbook Pros have a built in SD card reader... just check its specs page to make sure its compatible with the card your using in your camera.
     
    doh123, Jun 10, 2010
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    sulkorp Notebook Deity

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    Most cameras now will record in h264 or avchd, and both of those are supported in osx. I'm not sure if avchd is importable into imovie, but I know it is with final cut, though I dont know if you have it.
     
    sulkorp, Jun 14, 2010
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    I only have iMovie - So the h264 format will import into iMovie fine?
     
    ifti, Jun 15, 2010
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