25 Comments for 'How to Connect Sony Camcorder to Macintosh'

1.  
   arrow1archer
   August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
    

   Or how about …
   Or how about importing it through imovie

2.  
   pompey697
   August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
    

   Im using Adobe …
   Im using Adobe Premier Pro to edit. You have helped me with a question ive had for about three month to date. But how do you get the footage off of the camer after you enter “system profiler” and your camera appears in the “firewire” section???? Yes it shows its connected, but what next?

3.  
   FelixTheHoodKat
   August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
    

   thanks, super …
   thanks, super helpful

4.  
   Gamefreaks700
   August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
    

   thank you so much!! …
   thank you so much!!!! This will really help!

5.  
   askaanild
   August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
    

   I have a HDR-HC3 …
   I have a HDR-HC3 HDV 1080/MiniDV and it works perfectly. I have been looking for this instruction for 3 years!!

6.  
   deadlyfred11
   August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
    

   Thank you SO MUCH …
   Thank you SO MUCH for this. I’ve resorted to filming using the built in camera on my Mac rather than trying to figure this out. Glad I caved in and started looking for the answer. Thanks for making this vid!

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   xMoNtAgEz
   August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
    

   NIce dude does the …
   NIce dude does the 4-6 pin firewire work with a normal PC? I need to upload some ps3 content that ive recorded lol, plz reply, gr8 vid

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   stevenmcdo1
   August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
    

   Hi Just want to say …
   Hi Just want to say thank you, Big help.. We got the firewire cable today and now our sony camcorder works with our Mac snow Leopard..

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   BrunxTheDragon
   August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
    

   i’ve got a 4pin to …
   i’ve got a 4pin to 9pin, will that work? ..because the the 9pin fits into the port at the back of my 24″ iMac..

10.  
    bomshizz
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    thank you so MUCH!! …
    thank you so MUCH!!!!! hehe

11.  
    Kashani310
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    will it work with …
    will it work with drc-dvd308 sony handycam who ever responds first to this question and is honest i will ub them

12.  
    tejbz
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    thx dude
    thx dude

13.  
    jake3video
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    do you use imovie …
    do you use imovie 08?

14.  
    EddieG1888
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    I’ve got one of …
    I’ve got one of those too, and I was having problems. I solved it by hooking toe cable up to the camera first, then plugging into the PC, and it seemed to work.

15.  
    PolarisRider1996
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    does it work with a …
    does it work with a canon video
    camera

16.  
    Feelthesauce
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    Hey, I have a Sony …
    Hey, I have a Sony Handycam DCR-HC20E and I did exactually as you did in the video but the system profiler says (after I’ve pressed firewire) something like “couldn’t list the firewire-device”. Do you have any idea how to fix this problem? Btw sorry for my bad english, I’m from Sweden.

17.  
    grosslyclever
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    you should send in …
    you should send in a form to become a youtube partner!

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    mus429
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    I’m sorry but the …
    I’m sorry but the iDisk whatever it is is not the Camera. I used to have a Canon and it worked fine but this Sony is aggravating me. Thanks to you I have got it recognised in the system Profiler but it doesn’t show up under ‘devices’ in Finder. And I can’t find anyway to get the tape film into iMovie

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    mus429
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    Hey its great thank …
    Hey its great thank you but I have a query. I’ve followed your steps and it worked fine. i guess the icon in my ‘finder’ under devices called iDisk is the camera, however I can’t get the next step to actually run the filem or for I/movie to ‘see’ it to import. Any clues would be helpfull. Do I need the mpeg 2 software from apple to add to quicktime ?

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    bakseatdrivur89
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    Depending on the …
    Depending on the kind of macbook and the year
    (which has to do with processing speed and RAM) but even with an older macbook you will be able to do everything just fine, I only recommend when working with HD format to purchase an external hard drive.

21.  
    georgemarmolejo
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    hy! my question is: …
    hy! my question is: can i edit video via fire wire 400 Mb/s in macbook mac os x 10.4. 11 in hdv format. i want to buy this cam and i want to be sure. i read the manual, and the first step guide but is not clear the information to use the hc5 in mac can you help me plis?

22.  
    clock424
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    Thank you very much.
    Thank you very much.

23.  
    bakseatdrivur89
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    Go for it, maybe …
    Go for it, maybe just make a link to this video in the description
    Cheers and have fun

24.  
    cjdanilecki
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    thanks man mind if …
    thanks man mind if i do a video and use your steps in it

25.  
    bakseatdrivur89
    August 18, 2010 | 3:59 am
     

    Well what I wanted …
    Well what I wanted to see was you connecting the camera, so a video of you connecting the camera would help

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