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Transferring Video Recordings
You can transfer recordings to a computer
using the DV terminal.
Equipment and System Requirements
A computer equipped with an
IEEE1394 (DV) terminal or an IEEE1394
(DV) capturing board.
A DV cable (commercially available).
Video Editing Software.
The appropriate driver
A driver is preinstalled on Windows
operating systems later than Windows 98
Second Edition and Mac operating
systems later than Mac OS 9, and will be
installed automatically.
Connecting
1 Start the computer.
2 Set the camcorder to
mode.
3 Connect the camcorder to the
computer using the digital
connection –connection type
( 68)– shown in the previous
section PC Connection Diagrams.
4 Start the video editing software.
Refer to the instruction manual of the
editing software.
IMPORTANT
The video transfer may not work correctly
depending on the software and the
specifications/settings of your computer.
If the computer freezes while the camcorder
is connected to it, disconnect the DV cable and
turn off the camcorder and the computer. After a
short while, turn them on again, set the
camcorder to mode and restore the
connection.
Before connecting the camcorder to the
computer using a DV cable, make sure that the
camcorder and computer are not connected
with a USB cable, and that no other IEEE1394
device is connected to the computer.
Depending on the video editing software, you
may need to set the switch on the
camcorder to a mode other than PLAY. Refer to
the instruction manual of the editing software.
NOTES
We recommend powering the camcorder
using the compact power adapter.
Refer also to the instruction manual of the
computer.
The programs ZoomBrowser EX and Image
Browser included with the supplied CD-ROM
can only be used to transfer still images
recorded on the memory card. Video recordings
on the tape cannot be transferred to the
computer using the software included with the
supplied CD-ROM.
Transferring Still Images or Movie Clips –
Direct Transfer
You can transfer still images and movie
clips recorded on the memory card to a
computer using the supplied USB cable
and the Digital Video Software included in
the software CD-ROM.
Preparations
The first time you connect the camcorder
to the computer, you need to install the
software and set the auto-launch setting.
From the second time on, you will only
need to connect the camcorder to the
computer to transfer images.
1 Install the supplied Digital Video
Software.
See Installing the Digital Video
Software in the Digital Video Software
instruction manual (electronic version
on PDF file).
2 Set the camcorder to
mode.
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