Some (all?) DV camcorders transfer the raw DV data over Firewire but recompress the video when tranferring over USB. DV camcorders are really meant to be used with Firewire.
Sony today took the wraps off the DCR-PC9, its latest Mini DV Handycam camcorder. The unit incorporates expanded capacity, MPEG movie capability and USB support, along with support for IEEE-1394, ...
With macOS 26, Apple has quietly ended support for FireWire. For many, it’s a footnote in a changelog. But for those who lived through the late 90s and early 2000s, FireWire was the high-speed, ...