Downloading video from sony hdd camera

i have just purchased a sony DCR SR300 HDD video camera. I cannot download movies to my G5. Anyone out there with a similar situation??

Hi, I have the same problem.
I have a new RX100 Sony camera (PAL version).
With Mac Mini + Mountain Lion 10.8.2 + iMovie '11 (9.0.8), I cannot import the AVCHD movies (50p 1920x1080)
I can see an empty thumbnail and cannot select it (screenshot below).
Any solution?
Thanks

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Hi, I have the same problem.
I have a new RX100 Sony camera (PAL version).
With Mac Mini + Mountain Lion 10.8.2 + iMovie '11 (9.0.8), I cannot import the AVCHD movies (50p 1920x1080)
I can see an empty thumbnail and cannot select it (screenshot below).
Any solution?
Thanks

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First open up Imovie. Then plug the camcorder into the USB port. The computer will search for the camera. It will give a snapshot of what is on there. You can just click on CHECK ALL. It will begin to import. It will also tell you how long it will take. Once it is imported, click DONE. THEN, this is important, drag the snapshots into IMovie on the top to create a new project. You can also click on New Project and name it. When all the pics are in the movie, it will be saved. You can then edit it any way you want. I've done this many times on a Mac. My problem is the internal memory. I have to find out how to get the internal memory videos into my computer. Am currently researching it. BTW, importing from the memory stick is what I did above. Hope this helps.

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Well, sigh, that's not going to work.
I love how I can do months of research to choose the best camera for my needs and budget, which is NO easy task these days, but surprisingly find it on the unsupported list when it's a very popular camera. So, while it seems to support a whole bunch of other AVCHD options from Sony, not the NEX cameras.
The NEX cameras are the latest generation of mirrorless cameras (which, ironically, are great b/c they give dSLR quality still images while actually producing HD video that always records silently and stays in focus b/c it's mirrorless). The NEX 7 was just reviewed as Camera of the Year.
Bleh. Oh well. Maybe someday.
And, for anyone reading, Roxio Toast Titanium did convert it just fine but it took about 20 min or my time to set up a handful of clips and then a couple hours to complete converting them for the quality I was looking for. One was about 10 minutes of a kids' performance on Christmas and it took a long time. It's just not feasible given how many video clips I do with the camera a week - well, feasible when you consider all the cameras where this would be seamless.
Thanks for posting your reply - I appreciate it.

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I am trying to download a video from a digital camera, and iPhoto is not allowing it to, with no reason given. Does anyone know of an upgrade or a program where i can download the video?
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Welcome to macbook forum
You should use iMovie instead of iPhoto.
And if you only have usb port and no firewire port in your camera, you must use iMovie 7 from iLife '08 that allowed tapeless camera / camcorder video file imported to your mac.
You can also browse the camera storage media and drag the video file to your HD or desktop using the camera usb connection (it should pop up as white drive at desktop) or using usb card reader.
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OK thanks I will try that. I just don't understand why I still can't download new videos as I've deleted the software I installed and I've changed my camera settings back to what they were before when I could download into iPhoto. I perhaps should have mentioned it's iPhoto '08 version 7.1.5. Is there any way of putting iPhoto back as the "default download and view" programme?
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iPhoto is not a download and view program - it is a photo management database program that imports photos - Image Capture is a download program - Preview is a view program
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