Device Driver
If the computer is able to accept PCI cards you will need to add a FireWire card to the computer and connect the camera to that. (See links below)
If the camera has the capabity to connect, usually it is the "video out" cable that has a very small firewire connector or plug at one end and a USB plug at theother, but check your owner's manual.
FireWire (technically known as an IEEE 1394 interface) is an interface developed by Apple that allows you to plug peripherals such as video cameras into your computer. Most Macs come with a FireWire interface, some Windows PCs have fireWire built in or they can have it added by adding a FireWire card. Some manufacturers adopt their own name for the IEEE 1394 interface; Sony, for example, call it an iLink. If you have a camera, or some other peripheral, with a FireWire interface it will have come with a FireWire cable which you plug into your computer to allow the two to connect so you can transfer your video/images from the camera to the computer.
You can get a cable for your camera which would connect to a computer USB port.
It depends on the camera. Digital cameras will have either a Firewire or a USB connector and some have both. If the camera has both, it is likely that either can be used to transfer video to a computer although some older cameras used Firewire for video transfer and USB for still image transfer. It is always worth checking the camera's manual to find out the functions of the data ports.
It uses a 4 to 6 pin firewire which should hook up straight from the camera to the computer.
The ZR80 uses a MiniDV tape which should be recognised by Final Cut Express (in the Capture window). You need to connect the camera to the computer with a FireWire 400 cable. If the computer only has a FireWire 800 socket you need an adapter to convert the 800 to a 400 socket.
You will need to buy a firewire cable to connect from your camera to the computer. Make sure you know what kind of connections you need on each end before you purchase. You may need a 4pin to 6pin firewire cable or in my case, I needed a 4 pin to 9 pin cable.You have to make sure your computer is capable of receiving video via the firewire cable. You will also need to have a computer program that will recognize video and guide you through the process of capturing the video.
A camera that can connect to a computer or to any network (including the Internet) is called a webcam (short for web camera).
Install the drivers on the computer. Download from Canon website if necessary. Connect USB cable from computer to camera. A pop up window should open. Select "download pictures to computer" from the pop-up window.
Yes, They are usually provided when you buy the camera.
You cannot connect a DVR directly to the camera. You have to use a computer connected to the camera. And Configure the camera in the way it saves all data on the computer hard drive. After that you will have to configure the computer to save the data to the DVR after certain period of time.