The fire94fm ieee 1394 firewire adapter converts a 9 pin firewire connector into a 4 pin firewire connector and is capable of data transfer rates of up to 400mbps while providing a high speed link that saves time during large file transfers eg transferring digital video files from a dv camcorder to a computer etc the 9 pin to 4 pin firewire adapter is designed and constructed for both durability and convenience