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My Sony HC36 Mini DV HandyCam was working fine as a Webcam on Mac OS 10.5.8, but now(since the last update), the microphone is not being recognized.(Tried on facebook & Youtube) Apparently, there are no Sony drivers available for Mac OS 10.5.8. (FlashPlayer is up to date)
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Nelson
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You don't say what type of connection you are trying to use. This type of camera usually downloads better with a Firewire (DV) connection. Some mini-DV cameras only use the USB connection (if they have one) for stills and can only download video by Firewire. This is because you have to play the tape into the computer, not just copy a file. The way it works on my computer, the camera is controlled by the computer software through the Firewire cable. Confusingly, Sony call Firewire "i.Link".
Most PCs have a USB port, but no Firewire port. Macs often have a Firewire port but may not have USB. As most Windows PCs do not come with this interface, you might need to fit an add-on Firewire interface card. This will come with a driver for the card. If you have a MAC, you may already have a port.
Suitable Firewire (DV) cables can easily be found on Amazon or eBay. You will need the kind with a small (four pin) connector at one end and a larger (six pin) connector at the other. My camera came with the correct lead.
Camcorders have only one color system to record accordingly, either PAL or NTSC Sony DCR-HC36 is NTSC camcorder and DCR-HC36E would be PAL camcorder. Hope this info will help you. Thanks.
Chech batt. power and do not press hard when instaling new tape. If the tape doesn't slide in smoothly make sure you have the tape faceing the right didection.
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