How to Transfer Movies to a Computer With a Vivitar DVR 565HD
Founded in 1938, Vivitar has grown into one of the largest camera and video manufacturers in the world. Though Vivitar was acquired by the Syntax-Brillian company in 2006, the company still creates products in accordance with its former owner's quality guidelines. The advent of the computer and the ability to transfer photos and video digitally to a personal computer opened a large market for amateur and professional photographers and videographers. Transferring photos and video from the Vivitar 500 series to a computer is easily accomplished.
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Things You'll Need
- Vivitar 500 series digital video recorder with SD memory card installed
- Vivitar 500 series USB transfer cable
- Computer with Vivitar Experience Image Manager installed
Instructions
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Transferring videos to a computer
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Open the Vivitar Experience Image Manager program by double-clicking the program's icon. This process works with Windows and Macintosh computers (XP or higher and OS 10.5 or better).
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Connect the Vivitar 500 Series camera to the computer by connecting the USB cable first to the camera, then to any USB port on the computer.
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Turn on the camera's power. The computer should recognize the device after a few seconds. It might take several seconds longer if this is the first time the camera has been connected to this computer.
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Click the "Get Images" icon on the main menu of the Vivitar Experience Image Manager screen.
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Select whether you want to download video, photos or both on the next window that opens. Click "Next".
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Click on your camera on the device window. Your camera or removable disk will be selected by default if it is the only device connected by USB. Click "Open".
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Select an existing folder or create a new one where you want the photos or video to be downloaded on the computer. Click "Next".
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Select any video files and photos you want to transfer to the folder. You can select just one or as many as you would like to move to the computer. Click "Get Images". This will transfer the photos and videos from your Vivitar 500 Series video camera to the computer. A progress bar will appear that will indicate the transfer status and also notify the user when the transfer is done.
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Tips & Warnings
Make sure your computer has at least as much free hard drive space as the size of the video files or pictures you wish to transfer.
Do not remove the SD card from the camera during transfers. This can damage the files contained on the card as well as cause damage to the card itself.
Do not disconnect the USB cable from the camera or the computer during transfers. This can also damage the files and the camera.
References
- Photo Credit USB image by Ewe Degiampietro from Fotolia.com
