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HDR-HC5 Connect to MacBook Alminium.
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You can't. You have to have a computer with a Firewire port, because DV and HDV are only transported that way.
Or you get a video capture device for USB and capture via that, but that will degrade quality and won't be HD.
If you use MRoogle you will find many threads asking about how to transfer DV or HDV to a Mac without Firewire, and you will see, that Firewire is needed for DV and HDV, but maybe some one had a solution like video capturing devices.
Btw, there is no Firewire to USB adapter.
WAS THAT FAST ENOUGH????
Or you get a video capture device for USB and capture via that, but that will degrade quality and won't be HD.
If you use MRoogle you will find many threads asking about how to transfer DV or HDV to a Mac without Firewire, and you will see, that Firewire is needed for DV and HDV, but maybe some one had a solution like video capturing devices.
Btw, there is no Firewire to USB adapter.
WAS THAT FAST ENOUGH????
That's what research is for. It would have told you, that DV and HDV need Firewire or SDI.
Why Apple chose to exclude Firewire from the Aluminium MacBook is still a mystery, but they added it back to the 13" MBP. So you either sell the MB and get an MBP or sell the camera and get a file based camera.
Or get a Mac Mini with Firewire, used ones can be had for 200 to 300 .
An SDI interface will be more expensive than a new camera.
Get a used Mac to capture the footage or get an MBP or get a new camera.
Example for SDI interfaces:
