RE: Best camcorder that is compatible with a MAC

I just bought A Sony DCR-DVD 505 so I could download video's. It is one of the few that is not compatible with a MAC. Anybody know what camcorder would be best with MAC compatiblity and easy???

This can be an issue but not always so. I've capture using a cheapo Canon camcorder, numerous XL1's, XM1/2's and, yes I've occasionally had a problem but only in a small %age of occasions - but, hey, I may just have been lucky.
Yes it's worth bearing in mind, but I wouldn't eliminate Canon's solely on this basis. As a camera operator, you may prefer the features of a Canon and you can always add a 2nd FW bus via PCI FW card, or attach an external esata drive via esata card, although be sure to get ones which match your computer, there's differences between the earlier single and later dual core G5 Powermacs for example.
Of course, you could always get a cheap non-Canon camcorder to capture with or a dedicated deck, if the budget will stretch to this.
Another consideration is that using a camcorder (or deck) to capture with slows the rate of data capture (correct term??) to, I think 100MBPS, so if you have this connected to the same FW bus as the external FWHD, everything slows down to that speed, which can cause problems such as dropped frames.
A 2nd FW bus enables you to keep the camera/deck attatched to a separate bus and the FWHD to operate at almost 400MBPS (Or 800, if using FW800 connectivity).
You could also capture to an additional internal esata drive.

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