Not recognizing Sony HDR-HC3 camcorder

If it doesnt have a fire wire port your out of luck.

Hi Carl:

Sony calls firewire iLink. It really is the correct port.

Sue

O I see. I looked at the camera on cnet and it does have a firewire port from what I can see.

Hi Carl:

I know of no camera that comes with the needed firewire! Doesn't make sense...but be sure that the firewire you are using looks like this one:

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Sue

Hi Carl:

You are going to kill me, but you may have been able to get that cable from any electronics store for a bit less...but at least you'll have the correct one now! 😉

Happy editing!

Sue

No firewire port on the sony HD Camcorder. you will need MPEG streamclip (free) which will allow you to play your movies (with sound) AND convert them to quicktime to work with imovie.

Hi ymyumman:

Thank you for posting! :))

However, we have found that this camera does indeed have a firewire port.

Sue

Sue, I don't kill.

I just fume a lot and then make a funny video about
the vict..I mean, person.

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:)Sue

iMac ppcG5 1.8 GHz 20FP & (2)iMac G4 800MHz 17FP Mac OS X (10.3.9) OS X 10.4.8 / iLife 4,5,6 Superdrives & 1 G RAM / QT6 pro

And...you are going to love what you can do with your Sony camcorder and MAC!!

I have the same camcorder and use it with my blackbook. Its wonderful.

It does have firewire. On the front of the camera near the lense to the left there is a plastic "cover" that can be opened revealing a port that is labeled by sony as "i" meaning i-link, but also labeled as HDV/DV. This is a four pin 1394 connector (firewire). To connect it to your mac you need a four pin to 6 pin firewire cable. That's it, once its connected, you're golden. Imovie recognizes it and it behaves as it should.

Now, as for things you can do. I have had fun with the smooth slow motion option, that records 3 seconds of action with 12 seconds of video. You can set the thing (using the awesome touchscreen lcd) to record the 3 seconds prior to activation, or 3 seconds after. Using the remote, this is ideal for taking "super slo mo" shots of a kid's little league swing, or a pitch, or a hummingbird in flight. The slow motion, tho slightly more blurry than its realtime video, is way better than what I've seen using software.

I also enjoy the night vision of the camera and its macro focus. There are also additional lenses available for wide angle or telescopic filming.

When exported to idvd the footage looks fantastic. Way better than anything else I've seen.

Beware of the import size of the video tho, this thing is a hard disc hog and would recommend using an external firewire disc if using a space constrained (mine is) macbook.