Old Video Camera - Is it possible to connect it to my PC. ??

Question

I came across my old video camera --Sony Handycam 36x Digital Zoom (18x Optical Zoom)..It was bought around 1998 and sadly it does not have any USB Connection.

What it does have is normal Video & Audio plugs..so that I can connect it to my Television. (have a look at the pictures)

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My question is if there is any adapter to connect it to my PC ( to make CDs or to edit the videos.).

It has such crisp pictures....its really sad if cannot use it further.

Thanx.

Answer 1

So I have been doing some research and found this http://www.compusa.com/applications/Sear... I have not tried it yet but based off the reviews it looks good.

I would suggest you use an S video cable instead of the yellow composite. I heard you get bettter quality with it. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?... First make sure your camcorder has an s video slot.

hope this helps

Answer 2

Sony camcorders have their model number on the same part of the camcorder where the serial number is - usually on the bottom near the tripod mounting hole.

No matter - the RCA jacks you showed telll me it does mono-audio only (that is the black RCA jack). The yellow is for composite (analog) video. I'll guess it is a TRV-series Hi8 camcorder.

To transfer video from this camcorder to a computer, your computer needs a TV card with RCA AV-in jacks or an external "Analog/Digital bridge" like

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us...

or

http://desktop.thomsongrassvalley.com/pr...

Answer 3

u  make   a  video  camera  to   studio   and  make   CD  and  then   copy  in  ur  cd

Answer 4

Buy a anolog to digital converter. You Connect your camera's A/V out to it and it transfers it to your PC.