What You Need to Capture Canon XL2 Footage onto an iMac

[seroe]

Hello

I have decided to go with the XL2 - it's second hand, for a very good price.

But, buying an iMac and this camera, what else will I need to ingest my footage to the computer? Or can I just take it straight from the camera without any extra hardware? I ask because we use Pana 100s on my course, and we have a miniDV video separate unit to ingest from, into Avid.

Thanks

 

[MRoytman]

You'll need a firewire with the right pin connections for your computer and your camera and that's about it.

 

[seroe]

The iMac has USB and FireWire sockets but...

Will the camera not come with the correct cable?


Also - the warranty you get from Canon is only 12 months which I'm not too bothered about, can you think of any other downsides to getting a hardly used, mint condition second hand camera?

Thanks

 

[MRoytman]

I think you're pretty good and if it doesn't come with a cable you can get one for about $15...$30 if you want a fancy retractable one with a button on it.