*This is not apart of the Summer Series, video will come later tomorrow*
How to connect a Sony HDR-HC5 and other models to Macintosh computer.
DV instructions:
Take the battery Out
Turn on the Camera
Switch mode to Play/Edit
DV 4pin into camera ilink port
Firewire 6pin into computer
HD instructions:
Take battery out
Power Cord in dc in port(Camera still off)
Dv 4pin into camera
Firewire 6pin into compputer
Turn on camera
Go to Play/edit or remain on record mode
Duration : 0:3:44
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June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
will it work with …
will it work with drc-dvd308 sony handycam who ever responds first to this question and is honest i will ub them
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
thx dude
thx dude
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
do you use imovie …
do you use imovie 08?
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
I’ve got one of …
I’ve got one of those too, and I was having problems. I solved it by hooking toe cable up to the camera first, then plugging into the PC, and it seemed to work.
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
does it work with a …
does it work with a canon video
camera
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Hey, I have a Sony …
Hey, I have a Sony Handycam DCR-HC20E and I did exactually as you did in the video but the system profiler says (after I’ve pressed firewire) something like “couldn’t list the firewire-device”. Do you have any idea how to fix this problem? Btw sorry for my bad english, I’m from Sweden.
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
you should send in …
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June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
I’m sorry but the …
I’m sorry but the iDisk whatever it is is not the Camera. I used to have a Canon and it worked fine but this Sony is aggravating me. Thanks to you I have got it recognised in the system Profiler but it doesn’t show up under ‘devices’ in Finder. And I can’t find anyway to get the tape film into iMovie
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Hey its great thank …
Hey its great thank you but I have a query. I’ve followed your steps and it worked fine. i guess the icon in my ‘finder’ under devices called iDisk is the camera, however I can’t get the next step to actually run the filem or for I/movie to ‘see’ it to import. Any clues would be helpfull. Do I need the mpeg 2 software from apple to add to quicktime ?
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Depending on the …
Depending on the kind of macbook and the year
(which has to do with processing speed and RAM) but even with an older macbook you will be able to do everything just fine, I only recommend when working with HD format to purchase an external hard drive.
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
hy! my question is: …
hy! my question is: can i edit video via fire wire 400 Mb/s in macbook mac os x 10.4. 11 in hdv format. i want to buy this cam and i want to be sure. i read the manual, and the first step guide but is not clear the information to use the hc5 in mac can you help me plis?
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Go for it, maybe …
Go for it, maybe just make a link to this video in the description
Cheers and have fun
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
thanks man mind if …
thanks man mind if i do a video and use your steps in it
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Well what I wanted …
Well what I wanted to see was you connecting the camera, so a video of you connecting the camera would help
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Hi..I have a few …
Hi..I have a few clips already stored on my lap-top so could these do ? Im not sure how ths will help the problem though but happy to get any help you can give…re the space issue once I know I can download then I can be fairly choosey around what clips im going to import.
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
I only ask because …
I only ask because 40 minutes of HD filled my entire 300gb hardrive. I run both Imovie HD and the new Imovie 08 and it works.
Do you think you could make a short film with another camera (maybe isight if you have a laptop or imac) and just go through the process you do and I could help you out
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
..also 8oGB …
..also 8oGB harddrive with 300GB exernal drive (not connected). And I just found our that playing the camcorder changes it to DVout. Profiler still dosent see it though. Are you definitely running iMovieHD and not iMovie08 ?
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Some progress being …
Some progress being made…i needed a new cable alright as the message HDVin now remains and I can share my iMovie HD footage wth the camera (it recognises it in iMovie->share->Videocamera). However it is still not displayed in system profiler. I reckon the message in my camcorder should say DVOut and not HDVin. Any ideas ? Apologies for late message turnarounds also as I think were in different timezones (im in Ireland)…cheers
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
I do not think this …
I do not think this will change whether or not the camera is recognized by the computer, but try going to pMenu -> Menu -> Scroll down to standard set -> ok -> i .Link CONV -> turn it on HDV to DV then try going through the process again.
And if you don’t mind me asking, but how big is your hard drive and do you have an external drive?
-Alex
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Thanks for getting …
Thanks for getting back so quickly…Is there a setting on the Camcorder I need to change ? I shot in HDV so do I need to set something to tell the camera thats what Im sending out ? When I put my cable in the message flashes on/off stating “HDVin iLink”and sometimes alternates between and “HDout iLink”. Messages stay only briefly so looks like frst thing I needs is a new cable.
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
I am running …
I am running Leopard and I shot in DV so I used DV in DV out, it has also worked for both HDV in DV out and HDV in and HDV out. This message remains the entire time the ilink/firewire cable is connected, even if it is not connected to the computer.
I recommend just restarting the computer and double check that the ilink/firewire is pushed in all the way, sometimes I have to wiggle it
Let me know how it works out
-Alex
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
HI…ive tried tihs …
HI…ive tried tihs and no luck…can you tell me what version of OSX you are using ? Also when you connect the firewire cable into the camcorder, can you tell em what message flashes up (is it HDVin od DVout) and does it remain up or does it flash on and straight away off again ?
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Thanx for posting! …
Thanx for posting! Was looking for Firewire and did not know that I.Link was the same thing..
June 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Thank you very much …
Thank you very much!!