Copying Movies On A Tape To A Computer - Sony HVR-Z7E Operating Manual

Recording pictures from a VCR
(Continued)
2
Start playing the cassette.
The pictures on the VCR appear on the
screen of your camcorder.
3
Press the ASSIGN button to
which [PHOTO] is assinged or the
PHOTO button on the remote
commander at the scene you
want to record.
b Notes
• The image size is 1.2M when capturing a still
image from a movie recorded and played back
in the HDV format. The image size is 0.2M
when capturing a still image from a movie
recorded and played back in the DVCAM (DV)
and widescreen (16:9) formats, or VGA (0.3M)
when the movie is recorded and played back in
the DVCAM (DV) and 4:3 formats.
100
Copying movies on a
tape to a computer
Connect your camcorder to the computer
with an i.LINK cable.
The computer needs to have an i.LINK
connector and be installed with editing
software that can copy video signals.
The software required depends on the
format of the recorded pictures and the
format for copying to the computer (HDV
or DVCAM (DV)) as shown in the table
below.
Format for
Recorded
copying to
format
the computer
HDV HDV
DVCAM
HDV
(DV)
DVCAM DVCAM
(DV) (DV)
b Notes
• The HDV/DV jack of your camcorder does
not have a power-supply function.
• You cannot copy movies using a USB cable.
• Refer to the operating instructions of the
software for the details on image copying.
• Refer to the operating instructions of the editing
software for the recommended connection.
• Some editing software on the computer may not
work correctly.
• You cannot change format DVCAM (DV) to
HDV.
The required menu settings vary depending
on the recorded images and the format
(HDV or DVCAM (DV)) to be copied to
the computer.
Required software
Editing software
capable of
copying HDV
signal
Editing software
capable of
copying DVCAM
(DV) signal
Editing software
capable of
copying DVCAM
(DV) signal