PC101 and Vista help

[hcsvader 1]

I picked up a pc101 as a first camcorder to start playing around with video.

The problem that Im having is that im not able to upload the video to my computer.
After searchin around online a bit I found that I need to install spvd-008 usb driver but it dosent seem to be compatable with vista.

The camera didnt come with any software but i can get it from sony.

Im totally lost here, any help would be great!

Cheers

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[PhreeZone 20]

If you want to transfer Video to your computer you need to use FireWire, not USB.

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[hcsvader 1]

Lol, my laptop dose not have a firewire port. Is that something that I could easily add to my laptop?


Sorry all this stuff is totally foreign to me, Im very computer illiterate.

Maybe its time to admit defeat and buy one of the Idiot proof Iboxes

Edited to add:

Is The sony DCR-PC101 compatable with Vista?
Will I need to get the software from sony?

Thanks

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[dragon2 2]

You don't need any software from Sony and you can add a firewire port to your laptop providing it has either a PCMCIA cardbus slot or a Expresscard slot. However generally speaking, laptops that do not have firewire are not very well suited to videoediting as these usually are budget models (although not always). This means that editing and rendering will be slow, not a big deal if you're just playing around but better not be in a hurry

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[hcsvader 1]

Ya for now i just want to play around with video editing.

I just called sony and they said the pc101 is not compatable with vista. However after doing some searching online I have found that it is compatable via i.LINK which IS firewire yes?

http://esupport.sony.com/CA/perl/news-item.pl?news_id=128

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[dragon2 2]

i-link = firewire yes, and the camera works fine with vista. I've never had a sony miniDV camera NOT work w/vista so far

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[hcsvader 1]

Gotter figured
Got an expresscard with firewire. Works great.

Thanks for the help.

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