“Tethering” your computer to your AG-HVX200 camera is a feature that I have made plenty of use of over the past couple years.Tethering is when you connect a digital camcorder, like the HVX200, to a laptop or other recording device using a firewire or USB cable. The advantage of tethering a camera rather than recording to a tape or storage card is because it is usually more economical and allows you to use a laptop as a display while recording. The cost of a pair of two 16GB P2 cards is enough to purchase a Macbook Pro (after a $200 student discount) so it never made sense to me to purchase P2 cards when I can get more storage and use from a laptop.This post will outline the three method I have had hands on experience with and outline that advantages and disadvantages of each.

I’m about to head out the door and catch a plane for a 5 day retreat to the Disneyland for grown up web nerds, San Francisco and the Silicon Valley. While I’m away I will be attending the 2008 Web 2.0 Expo at the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco. For 4 days there will be conferences, panels, open discussions and meet-ups all about current and upcoming web applications. If you’re an attendee you can request a meet-up with me through the Web 2.0 Crowdvine site. If you are interested in seeing what I’ll be up to, check out my Web 2.0 Expo schedule and Twitter page.

I’ll be taking a lot of video and still images while I’m away, so expect a follow up post with some more stimulating content and a wrap-up.