Connecting Sony Handycam HDR-SR10 to Macbook (circa Jan 2007)

Question

Hey Guys,
Sorry for my macbook noobness but I'm actually asking this question on behalf of my girlfriend.
She has a HDR-SR10 handycam as mentioned and needs to hook it up via USB. The install disk that came with it is windows (according to her, I havent verified if it has any Mac software on it), and if she plugs it in it doesnt auto-install.
I've heard these cameras work OK with the Intel Macbooks, however I think this macbook isnt an Intel model. It was bought around the start of 2007...
Has anybody had much luck connecting the HDR-SR10 to these vintage Macbooks and how did you go about it?
Much appreciated.

Answer 1

I don't know if this will work for you (tested with an HDR-SR8), but, you'll need an external firewire hard-disk, the steps:
1. Plug the camera to your Mac;
2. A folder named NO NAME will appear in your desktop (if you have set in Finder to show external HD's);
3. Copy all the folders inside NO NAME to the external hard-disk;
4. Eject both NO NAME and your external hard-disk;
5. Disconnect both the camera and the firewire cords;
6. Open iMovie and press command + I (Movie import window will open);
7. Plug your external hard-disk and a message telling you that a new camera was detected will appear;
8. All the movies inside the external firewire disk should appear, select the ones you want to import or all of them;
The first time i did this, nothing happened, disconnecting and connecting the cord did the trick for me, the second time this was not necessarily, just press command + I and the message should appear, also i have HD and SD footage on the camera and could only import SD footages directly from the camera, to import HD footages i have to do the firewire disk trick (maybe you don't need to copy all the folders, only the AVHCD folder).
It took me 1 week of trial-error until: success!!