Sony handi cam ilink cables !

[CaleyJulz]

Ermmm right call me thick if you want !!

But i cant find one to put film from camcorder to my laptop !!

The cable i have dont work as its for watching it through the tv.

Please help me !!!

I have the software on my laptop but when you connect the tv cable which i thought would work it says cant find handicam.

[Yngwie]

The cable connecting to the PC should be a USB (with a rectangular shaped end). Sometimes these handycams have a base unit that you slot the cam into, and the base unit is fitted with the appropriate USB cable which you then plug into the PC.

If you have made a connection to the PC and get that can't find handicam message, then make sure the Handycam is switched on, and on the screen it should be asking what you are connected to, select "PC".

[CaleyD]

Did you not get one of these cables already?

It's not really the USB version you want to go with to be honest as I'm fairly certain you'll have firewire (I-link) on your laptop which is far more efficient.

Check to see if you need a '4pin to 4pin' or '6pin to 4pin' then do a search on ebay for an IEEE1394, shouldn't cost you any more than a fiver.

[CaleyJulz]

Don that was for the pc not sure if it fits lol hold on i will go climb in to the attic to get to the cable as its in back of pc and let ya know !!!

[Jay_7]

Don that was for the pc not sure if it fits lol hold on i will go climb in to the attic to get to the cable as its in back of pc and let ya know !!!

Even if you don't have a Firewire socket on your laptop, you could buy a Firewire PCMCIA card like this one: linky which would then allow you to plug the camera into your laptop

[CaleyJulz]

Erm where will the socket be on my laptop so i can look lol i have a yellow 4 pin thingy lol !!

[CaleyD]

Around the edge somewhere.

[CaleyJulz]

Lol i really need to some course on this i have lots of little ones on this thing what shape will it be ?? or will it have a wee sign next to it ??

[CaleyD]

It'll be the same shape as the end of the cable that plugs into it.

[CaleyJulz]

Lol ermmmmm i dont know what shape that is im looking on ebay i put in the make of camcorder and the cable is coming from hong kong but looking for cables in the uk

i give up lol ermmm i have a sony handycam dcr-hc37

[Scotty]

PORTS - USB ports are rectangular as shown on left. Firewire have a sort of arch at one end (6 pin) or look like a rectangle with one side squashed (4 pin)

Cables - correct one depends on what type of firewire ports your computer and the peripheral (Vido Camera) have

6pin - 4pin :

4pin - 4pin

6pin - 6pin

[Scotty]

According to the manual (p65) : http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/2319524111.pdf you have a 4pin firewire port (as well as a USB jack) on the camcorder so a 4pin - 4pin or 4pin - 6pin should work depending on whats on your pc/laptop.

Maplin have them for about a tenner if you want one in your hands right now - but ebay will be cheaper.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=97276

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=97277

[CaleyJulz]

I cant see any of 5them round my laptop !!! grrrr !!!

My laptop is an advent 7113 if that helps !!

[CaleyJulz]

will this do !!

Do you think this will be ok !!

[Scotty]

looks like it will be your best bet - as the Advent 7113 doesnt have a firewire port. You could buy a card to plug into the Express Port but as the cam has usb and the laptop has usb you might be as well just using usb.

[CaleyJulz]

Thanks scotty at last lol will get it ordered !!!

Then i will get that video if jnr on here !!!!