I have an old Sony Hi8 camcorder. How can I get the videos into the computer?

well one you can take the video in ur hand... walk away about 5-10 feet... and throw it as hard as you can.. and maybe you can get it into your computer.. hehehe Sorry i had to sayit.... well im sure there are programs and wires that will help you. or you can take it to a shop and have them put tapes on CD's or dvd's.... thats about all i know. i have a new cam and it has a option to save to tape or save to the memory card... and i just take the card out and put it into my computer.......
so good luck on finding the equipment....

Bill,

If you own or can get access to a Mini DV camcorder, you might be able to something similar to what is outlined on page 33 of this manual.

http://www.ge.uiuc.edu/ge342/manual/...o%20Camera.pdf

I used to own this camera, but never tried that procedure. It will get your video into the Mini DV camera, but then you'll need to use a Firewire cable to get the video off the Mini DV camera and onto the computer.

-Allan

There is a product called a "Dazzler" that you can hook between your camcorder and computer

I found this. Is this a good way to do it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=016

I've used the Dazzler for doing this very thing. It works very well and doesn't cost much. You can pick one up at Office Depot and I think that Staples carries them as well.

[link]http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/153410/Video-Creator-Platinum[/link]

Ken

I use Hi-8 for recording my 2.4Ghz videos from my on-board cameras. I use a Cannon mini DV cam to transfer to mini DC tape which easily goes into my computer through firewire. The problem I see is getting a mini DV cam nowadays to do that without casting a thousand or more dollars. Analog input used to be a common feature on entry level camcorders as well as mike inputs but now they seems to appear on expensive models only. Incidentially the Cannon I own is model no. ZR 60. There's also products from Pinnacle like Dazzle I think that import analog to computer and of course there are more expensive solutions out there.

I still like Hi-8 for shooting long converstions. The tapes are cheap and hold two hours of video, but by then the chatter turns into a whisper.