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Sony DCR TRV33
Sony DCR TRV33
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Amparo inestrillas (alferez) 0 pts
October 1, 2007 11:57 AM
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I can not download my videos, windows vista does not recognize it. Do you kinow what i might need?

My video camara is a Sony handycam mod. derc-trv33
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58443 pts
October 1, 2007 2:17 PM
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Well, unfortunately there isn't a driver for it available and I'm betting that due to the age of the camera, there won't be. As Sony's position is that all drivers are probably already available through the Vista OS. Nothing like passing the buck. You could try and download the XP drivers from Sony's website. That may work.

And if you're using 64 Bit Vista, it's not supported at all.
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Amparo inestrillas (alferez) 0 pts
October 1, 2007 7:40 PM
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Well, i still need to know how to downlowd my videos, if you know a program to buy, anything ...let me know, i won´t really need my points so thanks for getting in touch
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58443 pts
October 2, 2007 2:38 PM
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The issue isn't so much the the software, it's the connectivity of the camera with the OS. If you don't have a driver for it, you may be out of luck. Try the XP drivers and see if they work. Then you can capture using WinDV (google is your friend). if you have firewire or any video editor can capture the footage ... once your PC connects to the camera.
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Gwappa 5 pts
November 21, 2007 12:33 PM
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Forget about connecting through USB with this camera and Vista, I have the same problem. The solution is to buy a firewire pci card (if it does not already have one) for your pc and a 4 pin cable to connect. This will set you back about 15 pounds in the UK
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Amparo inestrillas (alferez) 0 pts
November 21, 2007 2:00 PM
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Thanks I´ll try
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Danno 0 pts
January 19, 2008 10:29 AM
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I tried firewire and still cannot connect..Anyone have a solution?
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58443 pts
January 21, 2008 1:14 PM
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You can try installing the XP drivers. See if that works. But you may have to downconvert back to XP in order to have that connectivity. Sometimes a new OS just plain breaks the connection.
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TumbelWeed 0 pts
March 29, 2008 6:12 PM
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Amparo, does installing the XP drivers fix the problem?
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Chris 2 pts
June 14, 2008 12:29 PM
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If anyone was unaware of this.. The touch screen menu on the camera has a function near the bottom that turns USB Streaming on.. That's how I got mine to work.
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TumbelWeed 0 pts
June 14, 2008 8:38 PM
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Hmmm...okay Chris, I will give this a try since I never got it to work (with usb...no firewire available). Was resigned to looking at new camera's...but would really prefer not to spend the money if I can avoid it and get this to work again.
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Brian! 26 pts
September 19, 2008 3:58 AM
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I tried the XP drivers in Vista--no dice. I get the same incompatibility error message as when I try to load the factory version.

USB streaming is already on, and it has no effect.

After further research, it seems Vista officially does not permit USB streaming for the Sony DCR-TRV33... However, firewire is supported via Vista's generic drivers. Just plug in a 4-to-6 pin 1394A and it will detect your device and load everything up in a couple minutes.
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Lexis Querubin (lquerubin) 0 pts
December 7, 2008 6:21 PM
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i use vista home OS. and i converted some videos (avi files) to my pc, (dual core cpu)tru firewire cable and nero software for vista.
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TCH 0 pts
January 9, 2009 6:30 PM
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I'm having the same problem with my Sony DCR-TRV33 and my new Sony Vaio using a Sony firewire cable. It's not compatible.

I was very persistent with Sony Tech Support and finally got to a level 3 technician. I pointed out the Sony website says this camera IS compatible. The tech basically said Sony's website is wrong and I should check Microsoft's website for 64-bit compatibility. I did that. And ONLY ONE SONY HandyCam is 64-bit compatible! The tech said no software driver can fix a hardware incompatibility issue.

This could be a big problem for Sony considering how many HandyCams are in the marketplace...and how many of the new computers are 64-bit.
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Lexis Querubin (lquerubin) 0 pts
January 9, 2009 9:51 PM
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does your sony vaio detects your trv 33 when you connect the firewire cable?in the play mode switch of videocam?try nero for vista or windows media player version 11.
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james 0 pts
March 14, 2009 6:12 PM
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I have the same problem I have a Sony Handycam mini dv DCR-HC52, I went out last night and bought the firewire and the piece that goes into my computer with the holes for the firewire... It detects my camcorder than when it starts to load up it crashes and a blue screen comes up!!!!!!!! it's really frustrating all I wanna do is put my videos on a cd.......... any help would be appreciated

Sincerely james
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Lexis Querubin (lquerubin) 0 pts
March 15, 2009 12:08 AM
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what king of windows are installed on your pc? xp or vista?
you must have at least 2 gb memory,dual core cpu,high capacity hard drive, and a video card at least 256mb.
a video capturing is a processor & memory hungry.
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KL 0 pts
September 21, 2009 9:15 PM
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September 19, 2008 Brian - please elaborate on your answer

After further research, it seems Vista officially does not permit USB streaming for the Sony DCR-TRV33... However, firewire is supported via Vista's generic drivers. Just plug in a 4-to-6 pin 1394A and it will detect your device and load everything up in a couple minutes.

What is a 4-to-6 pin 1394A? I would love to download my tapes from my DCR-TVR33 since Sony still says it's compatible with Windows Vista!
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