Sony Handycam help

bmr712 · Posted: Oct 25, 2008 11:30 am Post subject: Sony Handycam help

I have a sony DCR-HC26 and just got adobe premire and cant upload video. any help would be great on how to upload it

MattG · Posted: Oct 25, 2008 6:09 pm Post subject:

do you mean capture(getting the footy from camera to computer)? or do you mean exporting(getting edited footy and turning into a file)? specify Wink

bmr712 · Posted: Oct 25, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject:

MattG, getting footy from the camera to the computer. everytime it says you lost your connection so idk if it is my cable or me

MattG · Posted: Oct 25, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject:

bmr712, well thats a good thing that your computer/adobe recognizes the camera. i dont know much about premier, as i use final cut express and iMovie.

have you contacted adobe/ searched forums?

bmr712 · Posted: Oct 26, 2008 9:30 am Post subject:

MattG, to contact adobe you have to pay like $75 but ill search their forms

nick · Posted: Oct 26, 2008 10:01 am Post subject:

bmr712, Are you using a firewire?

kornhouse · Posted: Oct 26, 2008 11:41 am Post subject:

bmr712, i have the same camera and use a firewire to upload my footy. i've heard that any USB cables for sony mini DV cameras don't work very well.

MattG · Posted: Oct 26, 2008 12:16 pm Post subject:

bmr712, that sucks..

i was reading some help forums about this an there are tons. there are a lot of complaints/problems with the firewire connection. but as kornhouse said there are also complaints over the USB.

Confused

bmr712 · Posted: Oct 26, 2008 12:36 pm Post subject:

nick, no

kornhouse, ill go get a fire wire cable and see if that solves my problem

MattG, thanks for the help

bmr712 · Posted: Oct 26, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject:

kornhouse, it looks like a need a 4 pin one right?

EJazzle · Posted: Oct 26, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject:

bmr712, is it square or rectangle?

kornhouse · Posted: Oct 26, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject:

bmr712, it depends on what you have on your computer. i used a 5 pin but yours may be a 4. check it to be sure

bmr712 · Posted: Oct 26, 2008 4:56 pm Post subject:

EJazzle, square

kornhouse, do i look on the back of my computer?

EJazzle · Posted: Oct 26, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject:

bmr712, its a 4 pin. on the back of your computer is probably a 6 pin. if it looks like a regular USB port but rounded on one end its a 6 pin.
5 pins arent that common.

bmr712 · Posted: Oct 26, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject:

EJazzle, o i see it now yeah it's a six pin

thanks everyone for their help with this

EJazzle · Posted: Oct 26, 2008 6:42 pm Post subject:

bmr712, go to best buy abd oick up the "geek squad" version of the firewire cord. I got it for five bucks, all the others are like 30

bmr712 · Posted: Oct 26, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject:

EJazzle, o alright thanks for the help

kornhouse · Posted: Oct 27, 2008 9:50 am Post subject:

yea my brother built my computer for me so it has the 5 pin in the back