Help with Sony handycam?

Question

I am pretty sure it is 2005. It hooks up to the computer and has picture pacakge and USB streaming and all that stuff.

I can get it to play on my computer but how do i get it to be saved on to my computer? PLEASE HELP I HAVE A PROJECT DUE!!!

Answer 1

All Sony camcorders are "HandyCam" camcorders...

More detail would be helpful...

If you are using a miniDV based camcorder, you will connect it using firewire (not USB) to import the video. USB is used only for transferring stills off the memory card or web-streaming (if the camera allows for that capability).

If you are using a hard drive or flash memory camcorder, you will use USB to copy the files... like copying files off any other USB mass storage device.

If you are using a DVD based camcorder, you can take the DVD out of the camcorder and put it in the DVD drive of your computer (if it is a DVD drive) and you will rip the video using something like HandBrake: http://handbrake.fr/

If you do not have a DVD drive in your computer, you will need to get an Analog/Digital bridge

If you only have USB: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us...

If you have firewire: http://canopus.com/products/videoconvers...

Warning: DVD based camcorders provide the WORST possible video quality for editing. MiniDV tape is best; hard drive and certain flash memory is next best.