Frequently Asked Questions...
Where can I get the driver CD and firewire cable for panasonic PVGS500 camcorder?
I bought this camcorder in Bangkok and am back in India now, only to find that these 2 parts are missing from the package. I tried to google search for downloading the driver and finding a place to buy the firewire cable but no success yet. Any help would be appreciated.
Answer:
I'm using Windows XP and i don't need driver for Panasonic cameras connected through firewire.
 Gefen CAB-FW-15 Firewire 400 Cable 15ft Male To Male US $18.00 
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 NEW MONSTER HT FL400 FIREWIRE 4pin/4pin 7FT CABLE US $4.50
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 36" Standard Series IEEE 1394 Fire Wire 6 Pin Plug to 4 Pin Plug Cable US $11.99
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 AmazonBasics IEEE 1394 4-Pin/6-Pin FireWire Cable (6 Feet/1.8 Meters) US $.99
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 Pure AV Digital Camcorder FireWire Cable US $5.00
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 Vivanco DV Firewire Cable 6pin to 4pin - 2m SEALED US $10.60
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 Dynex 6.5' IEEE 1394 FireWire 6-Pin to 4-Pin Cable DX-FW44CAM FREE SHIPPING!!! US $4.39
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 Dynex FireWire 4-Pin To 4-Pin 6' Cable(TE-FW1394) US $8.80
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 Kramer C-FM4/FM4-10 4-Pin (M) to 4-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 10ft US $7.20
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 Kramer C-FM4/FM4-15 4-Pin (M) to 4-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 15ft US $8.00
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 Kramer C-FM4/FM4-25 4-Pin (M) to 4-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 25ft US $16.00
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 Kramer C-FM4/FM4-3 4-Pin (M) to 4-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 3ft US $4.80
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 Kramer C-FM4/FM4-6 4-Pin (M) to 4-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 6ft US $6.40
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 Kramer C-FM6/FM4-10 6-Pin (M) to 4-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 10ft US $7.20
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 Kramer C-FM6/FM4-15 6-Pin (M) to 4-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 15ft US $8.00
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 Kramer C-FM6/FM4-25 6-Pin (M) to 4-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 25ft US $16.00
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 Kramer C-FM6/FM4-3 6-Pin (M) to 4-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 3ft US $4.80
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 Kramer C-FM6/FM4-6 6-Pin (M) to 4-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 6ft US $6.40
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 Kramer C-FM6/FM6-10 6-Pin (M) to 6-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 10ft US $7.20
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 Kramer C-FM6/FM6-15 6-Pin (M) to 6-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 15ft US $8.00
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 Kramer C-FM6/FM6-25 6-Pin (M) to 6-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 25ft US $16.00
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 Kramer C-FM6/FM6-3 6-Pin (M) to 6-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 3ft US $4.80
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 Kramer C-FM6/FM6-6 6-Pin (M) to 6-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 6ft US $6.40
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 Kramer C-FM9/FM9-10 9-Pin (M) to 9-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 10ft US $16.00
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 Kramer C-FM9/FM9-15 9-Pin (M) to 9-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 15ft US $19.20
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 Kramer C-FM9/FM9-25 9-Pin (M) to 9-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 25ft US $38.40
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 Kramer C-FM9/FM9-3 9-Pin (M) to 9-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 3ft US $10.40
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 Kramer C-FM9/FM9-6 9-Pin (M) to 9-Pin (M) FireWire Cable - 6ft US $14.40
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 FireWire Cable 4 Pin to 4 Pin IEEE 1394 Lead 5m US $5.52
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 Genuine Sony VMC-IL4435 11.5' i.LINK (Firewire) Cable (4-pin to 4-pin) US $29.99
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 Audio Video Accessories 6 Foot Fire Wire Cable New Packaged US $2.69
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 Sima SUO-200 USB Multi Cable with Firewire US $6.80
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 Monster Digital Firelink Cable 7 ft. 4 to 4 pin FireWire 1394 Cable NEW US $8.50
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 New Firewire IEEE 1394 6 to 4 Pin Cable for Camera US $3.99
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 4-to-4-pin 4-4 Firewire iLink IEEE 1394 DV Cable PC MAC US $3.99
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 Sony VMC-IL4435A i.LINK Cable S400 IEEE 1394 FireWire 4 pin to 4 pin US $33.00
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 Tripp Lite - Data cable - Firewire IEEE1394 (i.LINK) - 4 pin FireWire ( F009-006 US $17.99
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 1394a Firewire 6-pin Extension Cable, 6 pin Male to Female, 15ft US $18.65
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 3ft Black IEEE-1394a Firewire 6p Male to 6p Male Cable US $17.35
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 JAMER 10E3-01103 IEEE1394 6P/6P 3 FT FIREWIRE CABLE US $3.04
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 2' 6-pin (M) to 6-pin (M) IEEE 1394 FireWire Cable w/Ferrite (Black) US $4.51
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 Dynex DX-C112231 - 14Feet IEEE 1394 FireWire 6 - 4 Pin Cable US $.99
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 Sima USB 2.0 Multi-Cable with FireWire 1394 SUO-200 US $2.99
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 MONSTER HT FL400 FIRE WIRE 4 PIN/4 PIN 7' CABLE NEW US $2.50
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 STEREN 506-642 FIREWIRE CABLE IEEE-1394 W/2 4PIN PLUG US $8.70
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 BELKIN F3N415CP FireWire 4-pin to 6-pin Cable - 1.8m US $14.22
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 3' 6-pin (M) to 6-pin (M) IEEE 1394 FireWire Cable (Black) US $3.37
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 PROLINK PMM Firewire IEEE1394B 9-4 Cable 2m (OFC/Plated with 24K Gold) US $22.53
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 PROLINK PMM Firewire IEEE 1394 Cable 2m (OFC/Plated with 24K Gold) US $23.65
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 PROLINK PMM Firewire IEEE1394B 9-9 Cable 2m (OFC/Plated with 24K Gold) US $24.77
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 PROLINK PMM Firewire IEEE1394B 9-6 Cable 2m (OFC/Plated with 24K Gold) US $24.77
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 GefenPro CAB-FW-15 Firewire 400 15ft Cable US $29.00
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 GefenPro CAB-FW-33 Firewire 400 33ft Cable US $69.00
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 GefenPro CAB-FW-6B Firewire 800 6ft Cable US $40.00
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 New Fire Wire Cables Geek Squad 2004 6' Digital Camcorder To Computer PC Mac US $24.99
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 6ft Black IEEE-1394a Firewire 4p Male to 4p Male Extension Cable US $16.17
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 Dynex FireWire 6/4 Pin Cable TE-FW1394-6-4 US $2.49
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 Rocketfish RF-AP309 FireWire 800 9-Pin-to-4-Pin Cable 6' for Macbook and iMac US $3.99
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 636-N IEEE-1394 FireWire iLink DV Cable 4P-4P M-M- 3ft- CLEAR US $13.50
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 638-N IEEE-1394 FireWire iLink DV Cable 4P-4P M-M -10ft- CLEAR US $11.98
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 639-N IEEE-1394 FireWire iLink DV Cable 4P-4P M-M -15ft- CLEAR US $13.18
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 702-N 9 PIN- 4PIN BILINGUAL FireWire 800- FireWire 400 Cable- 6FT, CLEAR US $14.30
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 649-N IEEE-1394 FireWire iLink DV Cable 6P-4P M-M- 6ft- BLACK US $11.82
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 640-N IEEE-1394 FireWire iLink DV Cable 4P-4P M-M- 3ft- BLACK US $13.50
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 708-N 9 PIN- 4PIN BILINGUAL FireWire 800- FireWire 400 Cable -15FT, Black US $24.58
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 703-N 9 PIN- 4PIN BILINGUAL FireWire 800- FireWire 400 Cable -10FT, CLEAR US $26.02
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 713-N 9 PIN- 6PIN BILINGUAL FireWire 800- FireWire 400 Cable- 3FT, Black US $12.62
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 709-N 9 PIN- 6PIN BILINGUAL FireWire 800- FireWire 400 Cable- 3FT, CLEAR US $14.54
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 704-N 9 PIN- 4PIN BILINGUAL FireWire 800- FireWire 400 Cable -15FT, CLEAR US $25.46
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 641-N IEEE-1394 FireWire iLink DV Cable 4P-4P M-M- 6ft- BLACK US $11.82
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 650-N IEEE-1394 FireWire iLink DV Cable 6P-4P M-M -10ft- BLACK US $14.70
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 714-N 9 PIN- 6PIN BILINGUAL FireWire 800- FireWire 400 Cable- 6FT, Black US $13.50
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 645-N IEEE-1394 FireWire iLink DV Cable 6P-4P M-M- 6ft- CLEAR US $11.50
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 705-N 9 PIN- 4PIN BILINGUAL FireWire 800- FireWire 400 Cable- 3FT, Black US $14.14
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 710-N 9 PIN- 6PIN BILINGUAL FireWire 800- FireWire 400 Cable- 6FT, CLEAR US $15.74
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 642-N IEEE-1394 FireWire iLink DV Cable 4P-4P M-M -10ft- BLACK US $12.78
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Firewire Cable
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Various Uses of Firewire
The development of Firewire included the involvement of a number of well known electronics and technology based firms. Major companies that contributed to the Firewire development include Apple, IBM, Texas instruments and Sony. The research work on the device continued for several years before it was introduced to the public.
Firewire has now firmly developed in the industry and is used with many products. It was first used in the application to add a Firewire port to the digital camcorders. This development helped to increase the uploading quality of the captured images and videos to the computer systems and desktops. This application is considered to be the standard in current period.
Firewire is the brand name used for Apple product. Then after, Sony has also introduced similar type of USB (Universal Serial Bus) with the brand name i.Link. This product also began to become popular with the camcorders and into other forms of transferring electronic data. Both these products gained a great popularity and continued to go under enhancement process.
Nowadays, Firewire and i.Link are used in many devices of different types. They are commonly used in digital video cameras. Firewire is also used in some of the temporary data storage devices like the jump drive as they help in fast uploading, storage and transfer of all kinds of data and media files. It is very useful as a connecting device when computer system is not available because the captured images on a digital camera can be directly downloaded into the printer without the use of laptop.
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