Hey guys,
I have a Sony 700x Digital8 Zoom Handycam, I wanted to transfer what I recorded to my computer. I have a USB port hooked up from the Cam to my PC, but for some reason my computer won't recognize it. So my question is: What do I need transfer from the Cam to my PC... do I need some kind of driver or software? I went to Sony's web site but I could not find any info on it.
Thanks in advance
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Firewire is the transport of choice when it comes to digital camcorders. Most capture software will recognize devices connected using it, and if you don't have a firewire port on your pc, you can get one fairly cheap at newegg.com. USB2.0 is a little faster (480MB/s vs 400MB/s), but it's newer and software may have a problem with it.
The USB connection is only used to transfer still images saved to Memory Stick® media from the camcorder.
Insert a Memory Stick® media with images into the camcorder's Memory StickTM slot.
Using the USB cable supplied with the camcorder, connect the camcorder to the USB port on the computer.
Turn on the camcorder by sliding the power switch to the MEMORY mode.
NOTE: If this is the first time the camcorder has been connected to the computer using the USB cable, the computer will search for and install the necessary drivers to communicate with the camcorder.
The camcorder will be recognized by the computer as a Removable Disk. The images from the Memory Stick® media in the camcorder can be accessed by browsing to My Computer\Removable Disk\DCIM\100msdcf
so - u need firewire to tranfer moovies !
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This might work for you: http://www.usb-drivers.com
By the way, this question has already been answered, so everyone should post their own separate question if they are having problems.
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You may need a device driver for USB, though you ought to at least get an "unknown device" when plugging it in.
This camera supports firewire, and usually the video editing software (adobe, pinnacle, etc) will find your camera over firewire and control the camera as if it were a VCR and copy the video to the PC.
Have the CD that came with the camera? It should have the drivers and applications you need to do simple tranfering and editing.
A memory-stick reader for your PC is another avenue.