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Hi,
I'm very tired of converting vhs tapes to digital (using the Canopus 100) and using iMovie and iDVD to create long-lasting family videos--soo I'd like to get a digital camcorder (one that records on tape). My question is, do all digital camcorders record in a format that my iMac will recognize and import? thanks

Dad,
I have a Sony DCR-TRV480, which is a Digital 8. iMovie recognizes it fine. A nice feature of the Sony is it has a pass through. You can plug a VCR into the Sony, then plug it into the Mac, thus transferring old tapes to digital.
It has both USB & Firewire (400) out.
The camera is not as small as the true digital ones are, and I'm not sure if they have the pass through. You would have to go to the Sony site & read the specs real close to see about the pass through option.
The pass through also runs the video through a very basic TBC (time base corrector).
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