DCR-HC42 Sony

Okay, I bought a Sony DCR-DVD403 for Xmas. The whole family loves it. We have 30 mins of great xmas video on a 8m dvd disc. Hooked up usb cable to my Powwerbook G4 ready to download. Nothing. Sony Tech says I can't. Checked out the Sony DCR- HC42 at the Apple Store. What is the difference? If I get the HC42 will I be able to download and edit my video w/ iMovie 3?

You should get a mini-DV camera (or a Digital-8, but only of you have old analog 8mm/Hi8 tapes).
Bring your PowerBook to the store and try importing/exporting before buying.
The difference is that mini-DV cameras are built to the "DV" standard, which lends itself to editing. A DVD is the final destination: A dead end, NOT intended for editing.

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Can anyone verify that the Sony DCR HC42 digital video camera works with an G4 12" iBook and Final Cut Pro 5??
I want to buy this camera but want to make sure I can edit the footage with FCP.
Any help would be appreciated.

Have you checked at Apple's Final Cut Studio web
site:
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/qualif
ication.html
It doesn't appear on the certified list.
However, googling the cam reveals:
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Sony-DCR-HC42-Cam
corder-Review.htm
Glad to help, but it's always good to be resourceful
first.
The real issue is a G4 iBook with no second firewire
bus, the need for a firewire capture disk and FCP5.
You are not going to be very productive with this set
up and there will be issues of DF and throughput.
That iBook can't use much RAM
best wishes
Thanks, I appreciate the help.
I had already checked the FCP offical list - sorry did not mention in the post.
I had also checked a lot of other sites and found nothing clearly stating that the DCR-HC42 works with the G4 iBook and FCP - but I had seen a review from a customer (on some site) saying it did not work with thier iMac (where other cameras like Canon had) and they thought that it might be due to a video card issue??
As for the set up - not doing any major editing jobs so I think that I am OK.
Any more info would be appreciated.
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I just bought my new PowerBook G4 specifically for iMovie. My Sony DCR-HC42, I've now discovered, is one of the few DV cameras that is incompatible.
Anyone know a way to work around this? Do I need to buy a new DV camera?

I feel kinda dumb that I didn't think of that before!)
Oh no! Please don't feel dumb at all! Sony should have made that more clear--I have a feeling there are many out there that don't use their camera because they think it isn't compatible.
Just glad you asked us!
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Sony won't let you download the installation CD!!! You have to buy it for $70!!! And, all the freeware available is for Windows. I was wondering if you guys had any aolutions b/c my computer isn't recognizing the handycam!
Thanks

Hotinthedesert,
How are you connecting the camera to your computer? If you're using the USB cable that came with the camera, that's your problem.
You need a 4-6 pin FireWire cable (Sony calls FireWire iLink). Any store that sells computer accessories should have them. No need to buy a Sony branded cable.
You don't need any drivers or any of the software that Sony has to offer.
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Asher Dee

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meaning, usb2 and/or DVD as media is NOT supported by this software natively....
there are workarounds, often discussed on this forum:
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b) don't stick miniDVDs into slot-in drives! if your disks are non-standard shaped, use an external dvd drive...
c) convert footage of DVD with one of the following solutions....:
* DVDxDV (free trial, 25$, Pro: 90$)
* Apple mpeg2 plugin (20$) + Streamclip (free)
* Cinematize >60$
* Mpeg2Works >25$ + Apple plug-in
* Toast6/7 allows converting to dv/import dvd, hit apple-k
using a software outside its specs means loss of convenience & simplicity …
and, what I've seen so far on my Mac, DVDcamcorders don't reach quality compared to miniDV, esp. after editing.... due to the nature of used mp2 compressor (which is a delivery format)
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Sony DCR-SR40

Hello, I am a new Mac user and am having trouble playing my .mpg files from my DCR-SR40 Sony HD camcorder. I bought iLife 08 in attempts to resolve this, but it still has not resolved the issue. Any suggestions? When I attempt to import the video into iMovie, it does not allow me to even select the videos from the camcorder. Any help would be appreciated.

I bought a sony too. I did my research and this was the best camera for my needs, unfortunately I didn't look into the mac compatibility aspect. :P
I still love the camera though. Here's how I got my SR40 to work:
1> Buy QuickTimeMPEG2 playback for $19.99 from apple store http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
2> Download streamclip http://www.squared5.com/ this program will let you convert the MPEG files to Quicktime for editing in iMovie.
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Do you have a Sony camcorder? If so, please post...

I use both iMovie and Final Cut Express HD 3.5 to edit footage and, by no means, am I a pro.
To cut a long story short, I have a Sony DCR-HC42 that, from time to time, fails to be recognized by both Final Cut and iMovie. I'm going thru one of those phases when both programs - installed on my MBP - simply refuse to acknowledge the existence of my camcorder (the camera, however, is recognized by my iMac).
People on the iMovie forum seem to have nothing to say about my problem.
So I'm kind of cross posting here to see if users of FC can shed some light on this problem. I can assure you it's not a cable or port problem (I can see my camera in the System Profiler).
Any help would be most welcome.
Dan

Thanks for chiming in.
I had done that just before I decided to post here.
Also, I connected my camera to my iMac with the same cable I use to connect it to my MBP and the camera was recognized. I thought it could be the Firewire port itself on my MBP so I decided to connect an External FW HD to my MBP using my MBP's FW port and the port seems to be working just fine.
A week ago I downloaded and installed the 3ivx Quicktime component. Do you think it could be causing some sort of conflict?
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From the time I update to Windows 7, I am unable to capture home movies. Presently I am using windows movie maker 2.6. When I connect my handycam to laptop with i-link, it won't reconize.
Please some one guide me, we are planning a 2 week vacation and I am going crazy with this issued ( I am an avg tech guy, not a expt)

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Full Windows Live package installed
and have had similar results.
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Hi
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Have any suggestions for a new camcorder, ...
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Note that the memory stick that Klaus1 referred to is for capturing stills and also for recording video in the MPEG-1 format. See this CNET review:
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Is the DCR-VX2100 Sony Handycam camcorder campatible with Final Cut Pro 6?
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I am trying to capture some video from a DCR-TRV280 Sony Digital8 camcorder. When I go into the Device Control options there is every model but this one. I have the updated driver for Windows Vista and cannot figure out how to capture the video from my camcorder to my computer.
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