Just plugged the camera in for a few more test AVIs. Mainly to test data transfer rates.
Quite impressive. Using the uncompressed Y800 codec my little Dell Inspiron 6000 lappie managed 30fps very nicely. 150 frames captured in just 5 seconds... no compression applied to data. Gotta love firewire
When I jumped to 60fps... that's when it struggled a little. Still managed to transfer 266 frames out of 300 (5sec test AVI again) uncompressed.
Changed to the default compressed codec LEAD MCMP/MJPEG Codec (VFW) and it send the full 60fps down the cable easily.