Connect a Sony Handycam Digital 8 to a Computer
The Sony Handycam Digital 8 is a digital video camera recorder. Its features include a built in microphone, a 990X digital zoom, and a fold out 2 1/2-inch display screen. With the included Picture Package software, you can view, edit, and save videos on your computer or burn them to DVD. Follow these directions to install necessary software and connect a Sony Handycam Digital 8 video camera to a computer.
Instructions
1. Install the Picture Package software onto your PC. Insert the software into the computer's disc drive, press the "Install" button. Select your language, press the "Next" button. Select the "I accept the terms of the license agreement" prompt, press "Next." Choose where to save the software on your computer, press "Next." Press the "Install" button, select the "Yes, I want to restart my computer now" prompt, and press "Finish."
2. Install the Picture Package software onto your MacIntosh computer. Insert the software into the computer's disc drive, open the CD-ROM icon, copy the "IMXINST.SIT" program into your "Applications" folder, and open the program to install the Picture Package software.
3. Open the Picture Package program on your computer.
4. Connect the Sony Handycam Digital 8 to your computer via USB cable to transfer standard audio and video to a computer. Turn on the camcorder to begin using the Picture Package program on your computer.
5. Connect the Sony Handycam Digital 8 to your computer via i.LINK cable to transfer audio and video digitally for higher quality videos, transfer photos taken on the camcorder to a MacIntosh computer, stream video on a PC's operating system older than Windows 98, or to create a DVD. Turn on the camcorder to begin using the Picture Package program on your computer.
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