Sony Handycam

[kenmendes]

I got a sony dvd handycam camcorder for christmas and i took some video. I was trying to email it to my family and i cant figure out how to do it. I have attached it to the email but when you try to play it, it does not work. Any sugestions

[BuzzF117]

not sure what type of format you are sending but I think windows media player needs it to be in .WMV format. Also if the file size is to large some ISP won't allow you to attach it in an email.

[FOUNDATIONER]

Maybe the file is too big. I found this on Kim Komando's website awhile back and I have used it from time to time. It's virus and spamware clean
and you or the recipient don't end up with a bunch of unwanted email
as a result of using it. Link is at the bottom of this page:

Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®, Komando Downloads

[kenmendes]

Ok thanks. I will try to switch it to a .wmv format and i will look at that website

[Bigg_Budd]

DVD Handycams are a pain in the butt for the exact reason pointed out above, it saves as DVD. You need to convert to WMV, and they SHOULD have that software included w/your camera. PS - Don't lose that software, or you are up sh!t creek.

My advice - put it back in the box, and exchange for a Handycam with a hard drive...

[kenmendes]

i wanted the hard drive on but i couldn't afford it

[Bigg_Budd]

Originally Posted by kenmendes

i wanted the hard drive on but i couldn't afford it

I hear ya. Just don't misplace that software man. it is a BIATCH to convert from DVD to WMV. At least it was for me..

[Big Mike]

I use a product called YASA Video Converter to convert anything to anything else (well almost anything). It does a great job in converting DVD A/V to MPEG or WMV. Here's the web site: Convert AVI to MPEG, Convert ASF to MPEG - YASA Video Converter

[Defman]

As already mentioned, the best plan is to convert to some computer format, if it's Windows on both ends then WMV is easiest. I am not familiar with the DVD units, so this information may not be correct but it's how I do it with my tape based unit...

Your camera will most likely have a Firewire/1394 connection, most modern laptops also have it but not so much on PC's, you may have to buy a Firewire card for a PC. Use the Wikipedia link below to see if your camera/PC have Firewire/1394 connectors. Firewire 400 will be fast enough, no need to buy Firewire 800 unless you just want to.

Connect the camera to the PC with a Firewire cable and run Windows Movie Maker.. it's easy to use and fairly intuitive.

FireWire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia