How do you transfer video footage off a camcorder to my computer?

Question

my camcorder is a sony carl zeiss vario-tessar optical 20x handycam, and i have a windows xp hp computer.

my camcorder is a sony carl zeiss vario-tessar optical 20x handycam, and i have a windows xp hp computer.
When i plug in my usb thing into the camcorder and into the computer nothing happens, so I'm wondering what i should do from there.

Answer 1

its easy if u have a USB
plug it in and go
Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> Windows Movie Maker
from there there should b a task bar on the right that says-
capture video footage
then turn ur camera on and play it like ur watching a video on there
dont 4get 2 push capture!

hope it helps!

Answer 2

is it a newer camera then you could use one of two connection the first one is the UBS like you said if it isn't working you might have not installed the driver on the computer it should come with some software to make it work if not then look for a port called iLink it doesn't need and driver and will work right away with any computer that has it find on your camcorder and then see if your computer has the same port the iLink is the better out of the two it was designed by Sony and meant for transferring video

Here is a link to help you see what iLink looks like

http://www.johnkalpus.com/images/iLink%20port%20(with%20oval).jpg

Hope this helps

Answer 3

You might want to consult the user's manual, but after connecting the camcorder, you want to make sure the camcorder is powered on (playback mode). Then you can use Windows MovieMaker software built into Windows XP to transfer the video.

There are other software utilities out there that can help you do even more such as Adobe After Effects (or Adobe Premiere for advanced editing).

Answer 4

Since you mentioned that your camcorder has this usb thing, then it is understood that you can connect your camcorder directly to the computer thru usb port.

Follow my simple steps.
Connect the camcorder to the computer using the usb cable. Power on your camcorder & computer. open your windows movie maker, then follow the 1,2,3 steps shown (capturing, editing & finishing). And it's DONE - tell me it's that easy!!
cheers!

Answer 5

You can pick up a video transfer adapter at any major electronics or computer store that lets you connect any video source to a USB input on your computer.

Answer 6

The easiest way, is to connect the video/audio output sockets (from the camera) to the video/audio input sockets to a DVD recorder. All you really need is are the correct AV cables.