OK, so I went and purchased a Canon ZR200 this weekend, along with Pinnacle Studio. Well, I get home and realize that I don't have the cable to go from the cam to the PC. No big deal, but when I look to see what kind of connection I will need to get, I realize that I don't even have a IEEE 1394 connection in my PC! I figured that I would certainly have one, since my computer is a relatively new Dell with XP. With that said, what do I need to do to add the IEEE 1394 connection to my PC?
In this article you will see a picture of such a card: http://www.digitalvideoclub.com/basics/transfer.php There are cards around that sell for $70, but you can also buy one for $10 which is just as good. Here's a thread that may interest you: http://www.digitalvideoclub.com/forum/viewtopic.25.html