How do you go about transferring the tape to computer? Is there a second component i need to purchase.never owned a tape based camera.
1692005
the camera has a firewire port (mini), standard for transferring/capturing HDV video. you could also use a signnal based capture device (component video) to capture the HD output.
1692006
It requires a FireWire cable from your camera to your computer. You'll need video editing software to read and extract the tape to digital format. For Mac users, iMovie or Final Cut.
1692007
To transfer video to a computer, you need to use the firewire output on the camcorder. Your computer will need to have a firewire input. If you do not have this, then you can buy a firewire card and plug it into an unusued expansion slot in the back of the computer.
1692008
A pci firewire card and 4pin firewire cable is required to transfers from camera's firewire port or use a device like sony mc10 that takes only SD signal from camera. Pci card is best
1692009
Macintosh you need a firewire cable and you may have to use iMovie. Premiere Pro is iffy in capture. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
1705603
What are you having issues with? You can either plug in a micro USB cable to the camera and connect it to the computer or if you have a microSDHC card and a slot on your computer just put it in there. You might also want to make sure that the extention of the video file is compatible with the program you're trying to view it in. More info would be much better in order to better assist you.
843102
hello, some converter for pictures I have in the computer normally format? since I get into the memory card out I failed. any recommendation? thx
53601
If you have a memory card adapter or slots on your PC or printer (connected to PC) you can put the memory card in the slot and it should bring up the auto-play menu thing on Windows. If it does, hit the folder button then you can copy/paste them where you want. If it doesn't show up or autoplay does not start, wait a minute after inserting the card so it can plug-and-play install (you can see the little icons at the bottom of your screen, it should say something about installing something) then go to My Computer; there should be a new drive letter that isn't associated with your stuff. That'll be your memory card and you can find your files to do as you please with them. If you aren't using a memory card, you'll have to hook your camera up via USB directly to your computer and access the files through there. I know I"m not too detailed on explaining; though I hope it helps. :/
2050701
I also remove the memory card and click it into my laptop to transfer the photos. I do all editing with Easyshare software that was already on my laptop from a previous camera. Of course the software doesn't come with this camera, which I think is ridiculous. I didn't get a remote with my camera so I can't answer that part of the question.
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For me tape was the deal maker. When making a finished video product you will need allot of footage to compose a movie. In many cases you may go into your archive of stored tapes to get video from a previous shoot. With the HUGE amount of hard-disk space it takes to store this type of video in many of the HD formats it is really impossible to store all of your video on a disk. The only other feasible option for storage would be DVD, or blu ray, but with these you have to compress before you store it again due to the high amount of data. Once you compress and erase what is on your cameras memory you can never get the original back to change compression. With tape you can store all your footage in the original format without loss to edit, use or enjoy days, months or years later. Thnks beyond the initial inconvienance of trasnsfer and look at the pratical reality of why canon still uses tape. If your really serious you can get a portable disk drive type product to store directly to disk or solid state this way you can easily transfer your video and still have a archive of your video for future use.
1443760
I upload it to my computer and then, straight to youtube. But, I don't think you can do it straight from the camcorder to youtube without plugging it in.
1705605
Make sure you have a micro sd card in your camera then connect the camera to the computer with the USB charger cord....If the pc doesn't respond then get a sd card converter and plug it directly in your pc
1134716
Johnny,I am new at camcorders and am looking for something easy to download onto my lab top. I am not very computer savvy so I am hesitant to go the HD route. Any thoughts on the TM90 software? Easy to use? compared to Canon 41 and Sony ? Thanks
1605852
Hi - I suggest simply using a card reader that you insert into one of your computer's USB ports (and of course the memory card inserts into the card reader). There are a number of card readers available from about $12 on up, either online or on sale for almost that low a price at drug stores (like Walgreens or CVS), Staples, Best Buy, Walmart, Target. I haven't used camera cables for a few years just because I can travel with a card reader that is the size of a small cracker basically and also fits in my wallet easily. Compact and easy.
1436975
I am having the same problem. I ended up using my external DVD writer with my Dell. I wanted to import directly to my Mac so I could edit, but Sony didn't put a firewire on this recorder. I can copy the DVD from the camcorder on my PC, but I can't figure out how to edit it on my Mac.
1058690
You need to capture video from the camera to computer. There is a lot of devices to do that, for example USB CAPTURE VIDEO.
2005066
I generally do not put a date and time stamp on my recordings, but you have that option of course. I expect it should transfer onto a DVD when you make a copy of the tape. I regularly copy from the camera to a DVD, and the quality is good.
1892124
I transfer the video from tape to computer using a special cable which has a camera plug in on one and a 1394 p;ug on the computer end. ( Firewire cable )
1150883
Could someone tell me what I need to transfer camcorder movies to my pc? I have to use and i.link. What else do I need?Thanks Winnie
219875
I was wondering the same thing. we have never transferred them to vhs and no longer have a vcr. any suggestions for the easiest way to transfer would help.
176695
You shouldn't need this at all to connect your handycam to your PC. There should be a USB or Firewire cable that came with your camera that connects right to your computer. Then you can open up Windows Live Movie Maker (download it if you don't have it, it's free) and import the video right from the camera. Only reason you'd need this is if for some reason you don't have that cable or your computer doesnt have a firewire port and that's the only thing the camera uses to connect to the PC. This is an analog solution and it's never going to be as good quality as the video you can get by copying the contents of the camera right to the computer. You shouldn't need this at all to connect your handycam to your PC. There should be a USB or Firewire cable that came with your camera that connects right to your computer. Then you can open up Windows Live Movie Maker (download it if you don't have it, it's free) and import the video right from the camera. Only reason you'd need this is if for some reason you don't have that cable or your computer doesnt have a firewire port and that's the only thing the camera uses to connect to the PC. This is an analog solution and it's never going to be as good quality as the video you can get by... » Read More You shouldn't need this at all to connect your handycam to your PC. There should be a USB or Firewire cable that came with your camera that connects right to your computer. Then you can open up Windows Live Movie Maker (download it if you don't have it, it's free) and import the video right from the camera. Only reason you'd need this is if for some reason you don't have that cable or your computer doesnt have a firewire port and that's the only thing the camera uses to connect to the PC. This is an analog solution and it's never going to be as good quality as the video you can get by copying the contents of the camera right to the computer. « Show Less