Copy a Video From a Sony Camcorder
Sony digital camcorders can be a wonderful way to capture family memories, or even record your own film. If you have recorded a video on a Sony camcorder, copying that video from your camcorder onto your computer so you can edit it, burn a DVD, or upload it to the Internet is easy to do and will only take a few minutes.
Instructions
1. Connect your camcorder to your computer using the USB cord that was included with your camcorder. The cord should have one small side that connects to the port on your camcorder labeled "DV" and another larger side that connects to a USB port on your computer.
2. Click on the "My Computer" icon on your computer and navigate to the icon for your Sony camcorder to explore the video files stored on your camcorder. On a Mac, the camcorder icon should automatically show up on your desktop.
3. Drag and drop the video files from your camcorder onto your computer. Right click on the files and select "Create copy" to copy the files to your computer while leaving the original file on your camcorder.
4. Eject your camcorder from your computer just as you would any external drive once you are done copying files to ensure you do not damage the files remaining on your camcorder. To eject the drive, right click on the icon of the camcorder on your computer and select "Eject." On a Mac, you will eject the camcorder by dragging and dropping the camcorder icon into the garbage can.
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