NEW Sony HDR-SR10E HD

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NEW Sony HDR-SR10E HD

I've just ordered this morning the Sony HDR-SR10E HD.
Unfortunatley when I've arrived home today I have message on my answer machine from Sony explaining that It WONT be compaitable with my Macbook Pro running Leopard.

Has anyone else heard similar?
Also is there a way I can use it with my mac - I'm really stuffed.

Thanks

2x2.66 GHz Dual Core Intel Xeon, Mac OS X (10.4.10), 4 GB RAM

Posted on Mar 4, 2008 10:27 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 4, 2008 10:11 PM in response to Koshington

Have you asked them why it won't be? My Sony (SR7) came with a whole bunch of software on disk - all Windows stuff. Maybe it's just the included software they are referring to. Or, maybe they haven't got a clue, so they default to the "opt out" option ... or, maybe they are right. Talk to 'em. Be interested to know what they say.

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Koshington Author

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Mar 5, 2008 1:05 PM in response to Greg Mckay

I think It may be the latter.
Sounded like he was reading from a script on the answer machine message.
Although I did make it exceptionally clear on the form I submitted to them that I knew the bundled software would not work as it would be PC only - I specifically asked them about iMove, or simply transferring the files and being able to interpret them with a mac running Leopard.

I explained to them that at present I have the Sony VX2000 and use it connected via Firewire effortlessly.

He said that I needed to buy a Sony with Firewire (or as he called it iLink) USB simply wont work..

I was suspicious and thought rather than talking to a Monkey I'd ask here instead.

How'd u find ur Sony? Sound good but a bit more than I wanted to spend and i think I can cope without the larger HD.

Thanks!

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Answer 3

Mar 5, 2008 6:12 PM in response to Koshington

Yeah, unfortunately, you must have a camera with a firwire port to import directly to iMovie. You can take the USB route by jumping through a few hoops to get your video into iMovie, but you can forget the HD quality.

You have limited choices: Take the Sony rep's advice and find another camera with iLink or buy a Windoze PC.

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Answer 4

Mar 5, 2008 7:19 PM in response to Silly rabbit

Firewire is only a requirement if your camera uses the miniDV tape format. For Hard Disk drives, flash drives, and DVD drives, USB is usually the way to go.

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Answer 5

Mar 6, 2008 1:17 AM in response to AppleMan1958

Firewire is only a requirement if your camera uses the miniDV tape format. For Hard Disk drives, flash drives, and DVD drives, USB is usually the way to go.

Yes, that is right, BUT they won't import directly into iMovie and the quality suffers during the recoding process. Got it?

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rsa112

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Mar 6, 2008 2:31 AM in response to Koshington

If it's an avchd camera, it will work with imovie 08. You don't need a firewire cable. You just need the usb cable but you have to connect it to the dock and power to be able to import. I have the Sony hdr sr 7 and it works perfectly with imovie 08. I think the difference in our models is that yours have a larger hard drive.

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romaok

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Mar 6, 2008 2:48 AM in response to rsa112

I also have a Sony handycam hdr sr 7, BUT it does NOT work with imovie 08.
I get this message: +An Intel-based Macintosh is required to capture AVCHD video; try changing your camcorder settings to standard definition+
Only Voltaic helps. Do you have any suggestion?
Thank you so much.

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Answer 8

Mar 6, 2008 3:54 PM in response to Silly rabbit

Well, I guess I had better acquire a taste for my words. I should have referred to mini DVD and SD card recorders specifically.

Apologies for the incorrectness.

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Koshington Author

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Mar 7, 2008 2:39 AM in response to romaok

ME again.....

Just to clear things up.

I've received the Camcorder and it works flawlessly with iMove8 on my Macbook Pro.

Basically if a camcorder is HHD then you dont need a firewire. It's basically just a USB2 hard drive.

iMove sees all the events lets you select the ones u need & imports at full 1080x1920.

Just Perfect!
Thanks

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Answer 10

Apr 17, 2008 4:45 PM in response to rsa112

OK. My problem is with the SR7 which at the moment is a hunk of junk paperweight for all the trouble it's caused. It was a prize so there's no taking it back. I run Leopard, have iMovie 08, Mpeg-2 Playback Component ($40 for Australians!), Streamlink and I have followed every bit of advice in these sagely columns. Thank you.
However, nothing seems to work. The Mac doesn't even notice that a camera is hooked up - the camera appears as a new mounted white progam thing -not as a camera. It calls itself Handycam but that's it. iPhoto on the other hand, sees it and downloads still pix from it. I've told Mac not to open iPhoto when I connect a camera but that doesn't help. I've followed the plug in order, removed all the jpg files from the camera, have NO SD files and zero.Zip. Nada. Niente.NanimoNAI!!!
What can I do? It doesn't require firewire -that's for non HDD cameras and I don't understand when I've been to all the Mac support pages any other way out. Sony BTW know absolutely zero and couldn't care less!
Any more ideas? I'm interested to hear from people who have made it work!

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Answer 11

Apr 17, 2008 4:59 PM in response to Bernardine

Your camera is the same as mine (SR8) although I have more storage, I don't have any issues with im08 but I do have to ensure I connect and turn things on in the correct order.

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Koshington Author

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May 9, 2008 2:30 AM in response to Bernardine

I wonder if its seeing the memory stick only?
Try it without the stick out.

Can't really say- mine works really easy in ANY order - if its mounting the HD on the desktop then it should see it - obviously ur selecting USB connection on the cam and then choosing (or trying to) the cam as input on the drop down menu on the import?

I haven't got mine in front of me but I'll take another look tonight to see what ur missing - U don't need any drivers as such just basic stuff

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Answer 13

Jun 28, 2008 9:03 PM in response to Koshington

Thank you so much. I have tried it many times and gave up on my MacBook and have a brand new MacBook Pro with the latest versions of everything - just delivered last week. Still, nothing. iMovie does not see the camera -it says to connect a camera (and the **** piece of junk is connected) I have followed three different versions of the how to connect mambo and none of them work. The only thing in the drop down menu of iMovie is the built in iSight.... I have been to every support page -all the Mac ones, the forums and even non Mac (as I have Virtual Box and evenare installed Windoze to beat this sucka!) However, although i can use the crappy software from Sony to view and play the clips, none of the Windoze media programs can decode the .m2ts files so I can't edit or anything. If I copy the files from the Handycam to my Mac desktop, they are there but nothing will open them. What I dont' Is it an is how other people's HDR-SR7s get connecting - are you all in the USA?I called Mac and Sony and all of them say: it works. Hmmmm...one thing I haven't mentioned is that when I put the camera on and push the Computer icon, it only ever says "Connecting: Do not remove USB, do not turn off power" but it never goes to a second screen. Is it supposed to?

I spose I should just sell the piece of junk on eBay..... (the camera, NOT my Mac!)

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