i Bought a Conpaq 3 months ago brand new and now own a Canon ZR60 digital video camcorder. And bout the cord to hook it yp for photos. I am hooked for the Camcorder but do not know were to hook up to the comp. If anyone can help or I will have to wait till I get my book back

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Do you have a video card in your pc that will hook up to RCA jacks?
If not, you will have to get a video card that is compatible.

Or do you have a video card that has an S-Video plug? that will work too.

I do not have a video card .I have hooked it to the TV .But I wanted to do photos. This is the second time that I may have the wrong part. They gave me IEEE1394 A/V device.HE SAID ITS A (apple fire wire.)

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IEEE 1394 is an international standard, low-cost digital interface that will integrate entertainment, communication, and computing electronics into consumer multimedia. Originated by Apple Computer as a desktop LAN.

And you say you have apple fire wire as well?

But you own a compaq, correct?

I just want to make sure I understand what you are trying to do---you are wanting to hook up the camcorder to the computer, is that right? If this is correct, the hookup should be on the back of your computer. If you don't have a video card, then you will need either a video card that is compatible or a USB Instant VideoCD cable/cord or a Pyro A/V Link box.

You could take the camcorder to a computer store (that deals in compaq computers) and tell them what you need. Be sure and tell them you don't have a video card hookup for the camcorder. They will be able to tell you which part will work, so you can hook up the camcorder to your computer.

If you look on the back of your computer, there might possibly be one on there. If your camcorder cord will plug into it, then it is there because that cord won't plug into anything else on the back of the computer. It is an RCA or S-Video jack on the back of the computer.

Since your computer is only 3 months old, go thru the book that came with it and see what it says in the specs....take that book with you to the computer store if you don't find the jacks on the back there.

If this is not what you are trying to do, let me know and I'll see what else I can figure out. Good Luck!!

I forgot to mention, the apple firewire and the IEEE cord are for apple computers, i.e. macintosh computers.

If you have a compaq, it is not compatible with macintosh parts.

Thanks Pc I`ll have to go I guess to a comp. store I went to Staples were I got my Comp.But they did not cary for my Canon , They told me to try Radio Shack. I `ll have to look in the phone book. You guess right about what I want to do.

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Let me know if you get it working, ok.