Transfering film off DCR-HC53E sony mini dv handycam to my laptop I need to transfer a film off my handycam to my laptop, ive installed the disc that came with camcorder i have it all set up but i click on the import from handycam on my desktop and it just comes up saying cannot find handycam, check link cable!! the cable seems fine i havnt even used it before, please help!!

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try to install the cd software of your sony handycam into your laptop..

hope it will help thanks...

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Hello,
Go to camera menu and enable USB Stream, problem will be solved and PC will recognise your camera.

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i am unable to import videos from my mini dv digital handycam to my laptop with vista as operating system.is a i-link cable required or usb cable will do? i have the picture motion software and import from handycam software dowloaded through net. can u help me out???

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For Sony, use the i.link interface but the computer will also need same interface, otherwise revert to XP.

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there are many post on various sites that state the same as you ihave the same prob with a sony which i paid £999,00 for and it wont connect i have been researching this problem for months on and of and cannot get any further, what may help you is some information that i have discovered , there are diffrent vers of firwire difrent baud rates this could be one reason for non detection ms sp1 has a diffrent ver to sp2 it is not easy to reinstall sp1 1394 as you need to diable cabbinet files to stop the reloading of the deleted sp2 speed 1394,ther are a few hotfixes avilable from ms on xp not suer about vista also if you plug a faster 1394 device into your machine it could diasble the slower ones , and now for the the killer any manufactur that incorporates 1394 in ther package has to purchase an extremly expensive license and microsoft are heavy into the development of usb stuf and are not concentrating on 1394 hence very little or no support, the only thing you could try is download virtual pc free from ms download site and install the op sys that pertains to the age of the cam good luck