Oh- you are capturing SD recordings, not HD? The camera does support that (and also supports in-camera transcoding from the HD to SD DV AVI format...)
Not sure how HDVSplit works with that, if at all, though...
You should be able to capture the SD DV AVI files from your old MiniDV tapes no problem from firewire, just treat it like a miniDV camcorder.
There should be a setting on the camera to switch the firewire connection to SD DV, rather than HD, which might help... should be in the system menu, firewire connection, DV/HDV setting.
The HD recordings on the Canon cameras are VERY nice, so I don't think you would regret the purchase going forward, especially how it has (should have) backward compatibility with your SD DV tapes. Both miniDV formats should be a lot easier to deal with than AVCHD cameras! Tape is sometimes slower/more awkward, but it has its own archive media
You can download the manual here:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=177&modelid=16206#DownloadDetailAct
You want the "Setup menu": (p23) press "FUNC" menu button, then scroll down to the bottom icon (like a little list), that is the Setup menu... or, hold down the FUNC button for >1 second, it will jump there.
You can then set the recording format for NEW recordings (DV, HDV), under "REC/In setup"; "HD Standard" can be HDV, or DV-Wide (SD) etc..
Under "PLAY/Out" setup, check "DV Output": you might want to set it for "DV Locked" for SD recordings, though it should automatically switch... (this setting will enable the HD->SD DV transcoding)... can also set the "PLAYBACK STD" to DV or HDV...
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