I want to transfer video from my camcorder tape to laptop. What kind of cable should i buy?

Question

I have a sony DCR-HC42 camcorder and laptop is sony VGN-FE855 E/H. can you give me some specific details.

Answer 1

Since you have a Sony laptop, i.Link (aka Firewire, IEEE 1394) is the best choice because it offers the best image quality. However, if you don't have a firewire cable, you can still use USB which should be fine if all you're planning to do is upload to Youtube, but if you're planning on making a DVD then the quality will fairly bad. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

I would use a USB cable though I think you could also use a Firewire connector. I find USB 2.0 is faster and easier to use.

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