Firewire?

No more mythical cables which no-one can vouch for please - let's get back on topic. Thanks.

A reviewer on Amazon UK states that this Startech Firewire card with video editing software works well with the 530s.

That's brilliant news, thank you! - to be able to use my 3CCD Panny again will be a cause for celebration :)

My pleasure!

Many thanks - fingers crossed - will update! :)

I haven't had any problems with Startech products: even the PCIe-x16-to-PCIe-x1 adapter worked as advertised, allowing the use of a PCEe-x16 video card in place of the much more expensive HIS 6450 PCIe-x1.

A reviewer on Amazon UK states that this Startech Firewire card with video editing software works well with the 530s.

Amazon However says:

Item Under Review

This product is not currently offered by Amazon.co.uk because a customer recently told us that the item he or she received was not as described.

We are working to resolve this as quickly as possible. In the meantime, you may still find this product available from other sellers on this page.

Have ordered the product though - if it is unsatisfactory the Bay will always accept items back ~ that's the good thing about Customer Support - if you present a clear-cut case; and anyway it is in the vendor's intrerest to attract favourable ratings. Fingers and toes still firmly crossed though ;)

will do!

:)

I have installed the Dell firewire card and it works. Still one or two anomolies: the 2core Win7 computer does not flag up a cam attached to it - my XP immediately asks me what dv edit programme I want to open. My software gives me a preview window and records direct to hard drive, but does not then open that file for editing as on XP, I have to find it on the hard drive and then import it to the software.

The old firewire PCI is a 4 usb to 2 firewire card so it stays since the usb's function. It is a *PCI Express* card and the firewire sockets on it never worked, not even once. So for the first time ever I can use my best cam on the computer :)

Many thanks!

Hi -- out of curiosity, is this the Startech card or another one?

Whichever one it was, I'm glad we could help.

Hi there, do you mean the PCI Express please?

This one: StarTech 3 Port PCI Low Profile 1394a FireWire Adapter Card.

Thanks, it has 3 external usb's and two firewire sockets; there is a single internal usb on the card.