Sony Camcorder not recognized on Macbook

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Sony Camcorder not recognized on Macbook

I have a sony handycam dcr hc36 model. I am trying to connect it to my Macbook using a USB cable (that's what I have with the cam). The camcorder recognized that it was connected to the system and prompted me to select the option 'Stream Video'. However, I do not see the device recognized by the finder. Do you think I should install some drivers? I have a CD provided with the cam but I am not able to auto-run and install the drivers. Please help me.

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Mar 11, 2009 7:55 AM

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Answer 1

a brody

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Mar 11, 2009 8:07 AM in response to Macbooknewbie2009

I'd ask the author of this article:

http://www.macworld.com/article/52507/2006/08/sonydcrhc36.html

How he got it to work with his Mac. And please post here what your findings were after writing to him.

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Answer 2

a brody

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Mar 11, 2009 8:14 AM in response to Macbooknewbie2009

OK, a little bit more Googling, and I found:

http://www.fixya.com/support/p471957-sonyhandycam_dcr_hc36_mini_dvdigital/manual-19790/page-88

It looks like you need a software called ImageMixer VCD2, which hopefully works in Rosetta. Check with its author, or a newer version that is Universal.

Quicktime Pro may also work, as it indicates you need the Quicktime application, which itself offers importing features if you purchase the $30 Pro software.

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