How can I connect the av output of a camera into a laptop and save it?. Shell I use the laptop as monitor?

Answer 1

if the cam doesnt have usb or firewire then you will most likely need a pcmcia or express card with the proper interface ports and some capture software of some sort ...

Answer 2

There are some devices that will convert composite video + audio and convert it to a digital signal.

If your camera has USB 2.0 or firewire (AKA IEEE 1394) outputs it will be a lot better quality. If you need the drivers check the camera manufacturer's web site.

If your camera has firewire but your computer does not, a firewire card will cost about the same as an AV converter, but is much better quality.

Answer 3

Unless you have a laptop that has parts specifically for that, you will have to use some other connection. There is probably a USB port on the camera if it is fairly new. If there is no other connection for data transfer, you probably will have to take it to a video-editing shop, and they can put it all on a DVD or such.

Answer 4

You can get a capture card for your laptop

this will let you hook up stuff with the RCA jacks or s-video. The card will also most likely have a TV tuner in it, so you can watch TV.

I've actually never used one of these so someone else should talk about this.

(one important thing when buying one is to see the interface -- PCMCIA (a slot), Express Card (a slot, newer), or USB)

Answer 5

you need a way to accept input
most likely rca or svideo, alot of tv tuners(look for a usb model with input) will allow you to record realtime input(with the bonus of being able to watch tv)
there is also devices that are specifically for input(such as 1s intended for converting vhs to dvd) that dont have a tuner but allow you to display and record video input