Sony Digital Camcorder -TRV27

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Sony Digital Camcorder -TRV27

I have a SONY Digital Camcorder, model DCR-TRV27. This model was probably released sometime in 2001/2002. The camera supports connection to either a Windows PC or MAC using a USB cable.I followed the instructions in the camera manual andalso the instructions from iMovie but not having any success in viewing and/or transferring the movies from Camcorder to iMovie. Do I need any additional software on the iMac?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Sep 28, 2008 3:46 AM

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Sep 28, 2008 4:12 AM in response to Nalini Chavali

Welcome to iMovie Discussions.

The TRV27 is a miniDV tape camcorder, so it must be connected to your Mac with a 4-pin-to-6-pin FireWire cable, not a USB cable. (..Sony calls the cable an 'i.Link' cable, sometimes it's called a DV cable..)

The USB connection is only for retrieving things stored on the camcorder's Memory Stick.

You don't need any additional software: iMovie is all that you need for importing the video. But a FireWire/i.Link/DV cable wouldn't have been included in the box with the camera; Sony only included the USB cable. (That's because for connection to most PCs of that era you'd need a 4-pin-to- 4-pin cable, whereas Macs need a 4-pin-to- 6-pin cable ..so Sony didn't include either one.)

The cable you need looks like this: buy one at any electronics shop.

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