How to Download Video From My Sony Camcorder to My Hard Drive

Transferring video from your Sony digital camcorder to your computer's hard drive will enable you to store your digital media on your computer, allowing you to keep your treasured memories for all time. This can be accomplished a number of ways, depending on the ports available on your specific model of Sony camcorder.

Things You'll Need

• USB or Firewire cable

Instructions

1. Attach one end of a USB or Firewire cable to the appropriate port on your camcorder.

2. Connect the other end to an available USB or Firewire port on the computer.

3. Right click on the "Start" menu and select "Explore."

4. Click on "My Computer," click on your Sony Camcorder, and drag and drop its contents to a location on your hard drive.

References

• Camcorder Info: Connecting Camcorder to Computer