You will use the DV (firewire) jack on your camcorder. It is located on the back of the camcorder under the door for the battery. Depending on what type of connector your computer has, you will need to get a firewire cable (also known as IEEE-1394a cable). The connector on your camcorder is a 4-pin connector. You will either have that same looking connector on your computer (some laptops now have the 4-pin connector) or a 6-pin connector (D shaped).
This pic is of a 4-pin to 6-pin cable. These are available at many electronic stores and online. To be safe, have your camcorder powered off when connecting to the computer. Once you have connected the cables, turn your camcorder on and insert the tape that you would like to transfer. Your computer should recognize it and install the appropriate driver. Most computers have some sort of free video editing program (like Windows Movie Maker). Depending on the software, you may have the option to import the entire video tape or only parts.
Hope this has helped you.
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My Windows 7 doesn't recognize the camcorder using the firewire connection. And Sony tells me no updated driver for it. So, how do I get my computer to recognize the camcorder so I can upload video to the computer?
The first thing that we would suggest doing is to try uploading on someone else's computer (that does not have Windows 7). You need to make sure that your firewire (DV jack) is actually working properly. As far as the updated driver information...not so sure what to tell you about that. Sometimes it will prohibit the camcorder from talking to your computer. We operate on Windows Vista and have had no problem with that.
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