Not a problem that I have had to solve so these are only possibilities, not verified by me for us with an XH-A1
If the laptop has a PCMCIA slots this might work:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6396-_-Product
There are several brands available at comparable price points. However, like IEEE1394 (aka: Firewire) ports, PCMCIA has all but disappeared from recent model laptops.
If it has "Thunderbolt" this might work
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008RXYOKY...iglink20269-20
If only USB ports:
Simple gender-bender adapter plugs will not work for video capture. I am not aware of any FIREWIRE-to-USB adapters that will work for ingesting DV/HDV video streams from a camcorder via Firewire.
Other options include finding an old laptop to use for ingesting the video via Firewire, or perhaps using a desktop with a Firewire port/card and copy the resulting files to a USB memory stick/drive. Note that a firewire transfer file should be an exact copy of what was read off the tape (no quality loss).