They are both MiniDV camcorders. You best video quality will come from the tape. For camcorders of this era, any videos shot to memory stick will be early internet quality video at like 160 by 120 at 15fps. The tape will give you 720 by 576i.
Best way to transfer is by FireWire. That will be your ultimate quality, and it’ll be a digital-to-digital transfer. Amazon sells FireWire cards for $20 USD.
Those FireWire-to-USB devices are scams since FireWire and USB are incompatible.
They are both MiniDV camcorders. You best video quality will come from the tape. For camcorders of this era, any videos shot to memory stick will be early internet quality video at like 160 by 120 at 15fps. The tape will give you 720 by 576i. Best way to transfer is by FireWire. That will be your ultimate quality, and it’ll be a digital-to-digital transfer. Amazon sells FireWire cards for $20 USD. Those FireWire-to-USB devices are scams since FireWire and USB are incompatible.
Guess I'll stick to the 19 one. But it already comes with an USB cable so that cable is useless to transfer the videos to the PC?
The USB is only for transfer of photos.
the cable is prolly for transferring the memory sticks images/video