Transferring Video Recordings

You can transfer recordings to a computer using the HDV/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

The standard of the video transferred depends on the standard of the original recording and the compatibility of the video editing software.

When transferring a video originally recorded in HDV standard, if the editing software supports high definition video, the video transferred will be in HDV standard too. If the editing software does not support high definition video, even if the original recording was made in HDV standard, the video transferred will be in DV standard.

POINTS TO CHECK

Change the following settings as necessary before making the connections. Refer to the corresponding explanation of each setting in the PLAY/OUT SETUP menu option list

( 34).

-[PLAYBACK STD] and [DV OUTPUT] to select the standard of the output video. Note that the video standard of the transferred video depends also on the standards supported by the editing software.

-[AV DV] to select whether to transfer recordings from the tape in the camcorder (set

to [ OFF]) or video converted from an external analog source (set to [ ON]).

Connecting

1Start the computer.

2Set the camcorder to mode.

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3 Connect the camcorder to the

 

 

E

 

computer using the digital

 

connection –connection type 2

 

 

 

 

(

 

64)– shown in the previous

 

 

 

 

 

section PC Connection Diagrams.

 

 

When the connection is recognized

“HDV/DV” will be displayed. When the video output starts the display will change to “HDV-OUT” or “DV- OUT” depending on the original recording and the settings selected.

4Start 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 POWER switch of the

camcorder to a mode other than PLAY. Refer to

 

the instruction manual of the editing software.

External

NOTES

 

 We recommend powering the camcorder

Connections

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.