Reddit reviews Tripp Lite FireWire 800 IEEE 1394b Hi-speed Cable (9pin/4pin) 6-ft.(F019-006)
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Fire Wire 800 Gold High Speed Cable, 9 Pin/4 Pin Male 6 feetProvides data transfer rates to 800 MbpsBackward compatible with original FireWire systems and devicesPremium triple shielded cable with molded gold connectorsCompatible with PC, Mac, SUN, and other IEEE 1394b equipped systems
DV uses Firewire for transfer, so you need a Firewire to Thunderbolt adapter and a 4-pin Firewire to Firewire 800 cable.
Plug the cable into the DV Output of one of your camcorders, open up an NLE in tape capture mode on your Mac, and you're good to go.
The USB output on DV camcorders is usually for using them as very low-resolution webcams and/or transfering still images off memory cards.
That is a Firewire 800 port.
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The camcorder does have a DV out port. Why does it have to be Firewire though? I'm on a notebook computer with no expansion slots, so I can't add any more ports. Could I use a Firewire to USB 3.0 adapter?
EDIT: I found this cable which says it is compatible with Sony iLink, which my camcorder uses. Does this mean that I can use this cable to connect my camcorder to the Firewire 800 port on my MacBook? Will this work? I have Windows running on my Mac, so Windows software wouldn't be an obstacle.