I'm sure there are no DV cameras with a a 6 pin 1394 port but are there any DV decks made with a 6 pin 1394 port in addition to a 4 pin port? I just got an ADS Pyro A/V link to be able to convert Anolog to DV or DV to analog and the output is 6 pin 1394 only. It comes with RCA composite cables, Y/C, 4 to 4 pin 1394 and a 6 to 6 pin 1394 but NO 6 to 4 1394. So, if you want to convert analog to DV and your going to a deck or camera with 4 pin you had better have a 4 to 6 1394 cable or you ain't going to be doing anything. I wonder why they didn't include a 6 to 4 pin 1394 cable?

http://www.adstech.com/products/API-555/intro/api555_intro.asp?pid=API-555

Can you not use this product as a direct DV device? Sort of a transcoder. Capture through this rather than a deck?

Yes. That is what it's basic design is, straight from an analog source to an NLE. I use it in the field for capturing from any analog source to my laptop, DV camera or a DV deck, all of which only have a 4 pin 1394 I/O. However I do now have a PCMCIA card with a 6 pin 1394 port. But if I want to capture to the camera or my deck, I'll have to buy a 6 to 4 pin 1394 and that's my argument. Why didn't they include that cable like they did all of the other cable formats that they provide with this unit.

For those who may have purchased this unit and experienced this issue just read this relative thread.

Relative Thread
www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=54761