Jessica's review Canon DC100 $450.00

[zoomtechtv]

Jessica I now you wanted to edit the video on this camera and did not know how to edit the VOB files on the DVD-R.

On the PC this is a snap. What you need is TMPG DVD DVD authoring tool or Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5 Plus. Just put the DVD into the PC and these two programs will take the VOB files and spit out a MPEG2 from all the VOB files.

Now if you want to edit the MPEG2 file go to http://www.womble.com/ use MPEG-VCR or MPEG Video Wizard or MPEG Video Wizard DVD to edit your video.

I do not know about MAC software but I learned about this stuff at http://www.videohelp.com/.

If there is nothing on the MAC to do this you can use Virtual PC for PowerPC MACs, for Intel MACs you can use bootcamp or Parallels, VMware if you need to run these Windows apps on your MAC.

Also keep up the good work love the show. InDigital feels so much like a true TECHTV show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zoomtechtv]

Jessica I know you had a problem putting in the small DVD-R into your MAC book. The only fix I can see for MAC users is to hook up a DVD drive with firewire or USB.

[tokenuser]

Jessica I know you had a problem putting in the small DVD-R into your MAC book. The only fix I can see for MAC users is to hook up a DVD drive with firewire or USB.... and at that point you might as well use the camera as the DVD connected via Firewire. That gives the advantage of also being controlable from common video editting apps just like you would with a MiniDV camcorder (which can hold double the video time).

[zoomtechtv]

... and at that point you might as well use the camera as the DVD connected via Firewire. That gives the advantage of also being controlable from common video editting apps just like you would with a MiniDV camcorder (which can hold double the video time).

This camcorder does not have USB or Firewire.

You can read more on it here.

http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canon-DC100-Camcorder-Review.htm

Ports (3.0)
Ports are limited on the Canon DC100: one on the left side and one on the right. The port on the right side of the camcorder body may initially be hard to find. Its is embossed on the bottom of the camcorder, and the port itself is easily covered by the front connection point for the hand strap. Located in the lower front corner, beneath the DVD compartment build out, is the uncovered DC in port. Once found, this port is a bit of a hassle to engage due to the strap, and moving the camcorder tended to unplug the cable easily. On the left side of the camcorder, directly behind the LCD screen’s top corner, is a port cover that snaps open easily from a tab located along its front edge. This port cover swivels neatly out of the way on a pivoting hinge at its bottom back corner to reveal the AV out port. This camcorder does not come with the USB 2.0 port found with the more expensive DC40.

[tokenuser]

This camcorder does not come with the USB 2.0 port found with the more expensive DC40.I guess you get what you pay for. So for this camera to be effective, you need a tray loading DVD.

The cost of an external or even an internal tray load DVD drive is likely to be similar to the cost of upgrading to a camera with an IEEE 1394 (Firewire is an Apple trademark) port.

Bottom line? This camera sucks if you are on a Mac ... but for the other 90% of the world with desktop or laptop units, it will be a decent, budget minded, 16:9 camera. Not great, but not bad.