From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: July 25, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Can I download from a Firewire camcorder using USB?
>
> Leo,
> Can you download from a camcorder with a firewire port to a
> computer with only USB 2.0 ports? I searched your site, but
> did not find anything.
No, not that I'm aware of. Firewire is a different type of port,
and is not compatible with USB.
The good news is that there are Firewire add-in cards for PC's.
In fact I did exactly that on one of my machines to support my
Firewire camcorder.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
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