Camcorder computer capability?

Question

I have a video on my camcorder and I need to download it on my computer but I don't have a disk to make it capatible. How can I put it on my computer w/o the disk

Answer 1

If you have a mini dv (cassette) camcorder….

Your dv camcorder needs a firewire connection (ieee 1394) in order to download video, your PC probably did not come with a firewire port, so you will have to buy one and install it, since most computers (except possibly brand new) don't come with a firewire port, your camcorder did not come with a firewire cord so you have to purchase a cord too. Your camcorder did come with a USB cord and that is used for downloading stills from your camcorder. Make sure your camera is in playback mode.

Answer 2

What camcorder do you have?

Like I mentioned in the other question thread you started, you don't need a disk if you have Windows XP. You simply connect the camera with a firewire cable, turn the camera on, and Windows will prompt you to choose what application you want to use (use Windows Movie Maker).

What kind of computer do you have? Are you running Windows XP, or something else?