Q&A: can my sony camcorder be hooked up to the computer?

by Paolo Mañalac

unfortunately,we are not able to find the directions or anything that came with this sony video camera recorder exept it and the case. im not sure exactly what model it is but it says HI8, if that tells you anything. can anyone tell me if this type of sony camcorder (HI8) can be hooked up to the computer through a usb, bc i have one. or is there something special u use to hook it up that might of came with it? (if possible) . but the first question would be is it competent of being hooked up to a computer 9and how)?? thank-you!

Answer by Solly
I connect my Hi8 HandyCam to the computer with the EZMaker USB 2.0 device. The video and audio plug into the device, and the leads from the device plug into the USB and soundcard. Then you are ready to go.

My model HandyCam has a removable rubber seal covering the ports on the camera for the video and audio output. Possibly yours has this, too. GOOD LUCK!

Answer by evilgenius4930
Basically, you need a capture deck, like Solly uses. To answer your question, you cant really connect your camera directly to your computer, because it’s analog. Get a capture deck, like Solly said, and your camera should have composite video ports and/or an S-video port. If you have S-video, use that (but make sure the converter supports S-video as well), or if not, just use composite. Plug in the cables into the converter and follow the instructions. Hope this helps!

Answer by Chuckie
Here’s a helpful guide:
http://www.digitalvideoclub.com/basics/transfer.php

see Section 3. Analog video capturing.

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I have a mac firewire 400 cable that i was able to capture video on my mom’s imac no conundrum by imovie. I have a new macbook pro 15 inch and i got a converter from 9 pin to the firewire 400 which then goes 4 pin into my sony camcorder. When I go to imovie, I can’t see the camera to import video. Is there a setting I need to do?

Answer by nikvakil
there is Different software available for Mac..Sony dsnt provides with the product..

Answer by Small Dog
Is the Firewire port enabled?

Dock: System Preferences: Network: … sorry – doing this from memory – there are two drop-downs it is the lower of the two… basically, it opens a window that lists all the network poerts and whether they are enabled (with a check mark) or not. There needs to be a checkmark in the Firewire box…

If the port is enabled, it *could* be the converter. I’ve been by a Belkin 4-pin to 9-pin cable that works fantastic.

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