Is this camera Mac/FCP compatible? A reviewer stated his Mac wasn't compatible with 60p... so curious about this.Thinking about buying this camera. If I did, I would likely be shooting in highest quality (1080p) mode, move files directly to files on an Intel iMac via the USB cable, and editing in Final Cut Pro 6.0.6. Can anyone shed light on whether I would run into problems with this workflow? Any file conversions necessary? I find it odd that someone would say their Mac isn't compatible with a modern camera. Is this camera Mac/FCP compatible? A reviewer stated his Mac wasn't compatible with 60p... so curious about this.Thinking about buying this camera. If I did, I would likely be... » Read More Is this camera Mac/FCP compatible? A reviewer stated his Mac wasn't compatible with 60p... so curious about this.Thinking about buying this camera. If I did, I would likely be shooting in highest quality (1080p) mode, move files directly to files on an Intel iMac via the USB cable, and editing in Final Cut Pro 6.0.6. Can anyone shed light on whether I would run into problems with this workflow? Any file conversions necessary? I find it odd that someone would say their Mac isn't compatible with a modern camera. « Show Less
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Here is a link to the Sony site. HDR-CX260V is compatible with MAC.http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/support-info.pl?info_id=1192&mdl;=HDRCX260VB
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My Mac is OS X 10.5.8 with iMovie 8. I received a FS300 for Christmas and just found a post re:uploading to a Mac (I will try it tomorrow after buying a SDHC card - a CLASS 10 speed card was also recommended) Hope this works!!! Getting This To Work With A Mac, November 25, 2010 By Occasional Reviewer "79o3wq48y7h" (Santa Barbara CA) - See all my reviews This review is for: Canon FS300 Flash Memory Camcorder w/41x Advanced Zoom (Silver) (Electronics) It is not obvious how to get video from the camcorder to a Mac: if you read the manual and try to install the software, you will reach the conclusion that it only works in a Windows environment. An email from Canon helped clarify things: just plug the camcorder into your Mac and you will be able to drag and drop the files. The .MOD files will be the ones you want. They need to write their manual more clearly, and make it crystal clear how to get the camcorder to interact with a Mac. Would have saved me 60 minutes, which cost me about as much as the camcorder itself.
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This is my second response to this discussion. I have a 3 year old white macbook, but I upgraded my OS this summer from imovieHD (06) to imovie 09. Trust me, the camera works natively with any imovie from 08 on. You have to open imovie and click on the camera button. If you either connect the camera or use a card reader (which came with my memory card) the files will just be sitting there ready to go, no conversion necessary.
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Subject: Re: Y. Callewaert commented on your answer to the question "Being a Mac user, will this camera work with my Mac and iMovie program?"You're welcome. I think the camera is great. Really nice hs pics. I did buy the cannon mike that mounts on top on the shoe and if u have the extra $150 I think it is well worth it audio wiseThe mic is made for the camera. We use it to record our church services so I needed better sound than the built in micDave
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I just bought this camera, plugged it in today to my Macbook Pro, used the dv/firewire cable. It works fine with iMovie with no tweaking. But downloading is in actual time, so slow. just rewind your tape, put the little wheel on view and hit import.
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Yes, at the time when I got it iMovie wasn't even recognizing this camera even though Sony was claiming it is compatible. I was pissed off with Sony because I was chatting Sony Tech and once he figured out he cannot help me anymore he just disconnected from the chat. I was on Lion that time but not sure if it is still the case. Things may have changed since then. I think I got it last year somewhere around same time..
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For those of you with a Mac, the newest version of Apple's iLife '08 includes iMovie which will work great with this camera in HD and is made to be very simple to work with even though that means losing some of the more professional techniques. Apple also has Final Cut Express though if you want more features but for the majority of basic consumers, you'll love iMovie. If you have a Mac, you may already have it. All of iLife comes free with a Mac, although you can purchase it separately if you needed to. http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/
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Can you give a computer novice who just bought a FS300 Caon instructions on how to upload onto the mac and burn onto a dvd? i have Mac 10.5.8 with imovie 8. thanks
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I've only had the camera a couple of days but it seems to work fine with my Mac when connecting using a 4-pin to 6-pin Firewire cable. I haven't done any exhaustive testing but I've been able to connect and get video into iMovie and Final Cut Express. So so far, so good.
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I don't know, sorry. This is the first Mac I've ever bought. I just needed it for Final Cut Pro. I don't even have it connected to the internet.
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This camera uses a new codec- an H.264 version of an HD Data stream called AVCHD. While Macs are good at working with H.264, currently, only Final Cut Pro has codecs for H.264. Its not clear that Final Cut Pro can read this new format (AVCHD) currently, though one can expect that Apple will probably update it to do so soon (Since H.264 codecs come with the application.) iMovie HD, however, does not support H.264 video, so it is not clear whether it will, or when it will, work with the AVCHD format video this camera produces.
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Fully compatible! Link to Fuji site here: http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/support/compati_winmac.html My wife and daughter both use the (earlier model) Z100fd (8 megapixel vs the 20's 10MP), and it works fine with the Mac. Opens right up in iPhoto with no problem, tho we usually connect the XD card with an adaptor to the Mac's USB port, which seems to work faster than using the USB cable. Ours are used with an older eMac, which is only USB1, so I'm sure USB2 (which this Fuji uses) on a more current Mac will transfer files a LOT faster! Ours takes great videos, and has pretty much eliminated the use of our DV camcorder for most events. One thing I'd recommend is to NOT import video clips into iPhoto, as the file sizes tend to reduce import speeds to a crawl, as well as slow iPhoto down quite a bit (altho this may not be an issue on a modern Intel-based Mac). Hope this info helps you... we Mac users need to support each other! ;-) BTW- I've added the lime-green z20fd on my OWN wish list here on Amazon!
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NO, do NOT get a MAC. Overpriced and WAY over-hyped. I can edit 60p with ZERO chop on one of my meager core-duo laptops at 1.8ghz, with effects and PIP's, etc. no problem. You probably are not optimally configured both in hardware and software. What kind of hard drive do you have? This is a very likely culprit. I typically only edit on RAID0 configs because of their awesome speed, and this is where the bottle-neck is really. Also, get some real editing software. I've been using Edius for 10+ years now, and it is simply THE BEST NLE software I have ever used bar none (Vegas, Avid, Premiere Pro through CS4, and yes (sigh) Final Crap Pro). It is incredibly fast, stable, and supports mixed formats and more on a single timeline. Best wishes in any case.
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Not sure if being on an older G5 Mac is an issue or not. It could be. I have an Itel Mac with a newer version of Final Cut. But maybe this will still help. I had to download a free software program called Mpeg Streamclip. It converts the files into a format that works in Final Cut. At least it works for my Final Cut Studio 2 on an Intel Mac. It is one extra step, but it works out just fine. I have edited footage from this camera many times that way. Best of luck.
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This camera works fine with my new Mac (OS X) - it just recognizes the camera like any other.Also worth noting, I stuck in a 2GB SD card, and it's working fine so far - although the manual says not to use any larger than 1GB. Not sure what will happen when/if I store more than 1GB of photos on it, but I can keep that from happening.Changing the date on the camera is my priority now (searching for a way to do this lead me to this discussion). Any pointers?
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I'm not sure why people insist on attaching the actual camera to the PC via USB - this is an unnecessary step.. STEP 1 remove SDHC card from camera, put in small reader (like a SanDisk MicroMate), plug reader into USB port of Mac (the card will "mount" as a disc image - hold on before you drag the files off the card) STEP 2 iMovie - start iMovie, it says camera detected and gives you thumbnails for selecting which scenes from the card you wish to import Final Cut Express - fce doesn't automatically detect the "camera" (still just the USB card reader), you click on an option called "Log and Transfer" - importing begins FINAL STEP - once you import the files into the editor of your choice (if you'll be editing), you can then drag the raw .mts files into the folder of your choice for archiving. I suggest obtaining a copy of Roxio Toast 9. the player plays these .mts files well and there is a component of the program that allows you to convert the files to almost anything simply put, getting the footage off of the Canon HF100 could not be easier be warned though, when iMovie transcodes the files to .mov, it expands them to near 10x the original .mts file size, so make sure to only do one project at a time if you're running low on HDD space
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Good question. I have just purchased the camera, because it has a short Mac section in the manual that seems to indicate that it is compatible. However, now that I've used it, i can't move the video to my Mac. Worthless!