LOADING PHOTOS FROM SONY TRV730 TO LAPTOP WINDOWS 7

That is very odd. You could try to reinstall the software to it, but other than that I have no idea why it would switch.

Hope this helps.

I have a terrific Sony dpp fp55 dye sublimation printer that worked great until Sony decided not to update the drivers for Windows 7. This is the second time I have had a Sony product, the last was a laptop Vaio, and Sony stopped keeping up with drivers for new operating systems.

I did make a work around. First I hammered the VAIO until it was flat and the disk drive could not be used to gather any information. With the sony dpp fp55, I did better. I used my desktop computer with Windows 7 professional to pass all the photos that I wanted to print to a memory card on my Toshiba laptop. That was easy. Then I moved the card to my sony dpp fp55 printer and printed my photos from the memory card. Works fine. Not a big convenience. I also decided to take that hammer to my thumb if I ever bought another Sony product with their Sony Corporation plan of obsolescence, by not keeping up with drivers for their products. I know they have the ability but when you call, they just offer you a new printer. No way, baby. I don't like their business philosophy or their hand in my pocket.

Len.

Disconnect the battery from the cam, it possible that it has a pocessor that is lock up and if youleave the battery out for a while it will reset back to normal.

Kindly get it here : www.softwarepatch.com/utilities/sony-digital.html
www.updrivers.com/drivers/Video_Camera/Sony/.../314.html

Regards, Jay

You can download the Drivers here.

select the Operating System and download the Drivers and updates
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-list.pl?mdl=DCRTRV730&SelectOS=7

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-list.pl?mdl=DCRTRV730

Make sure to Enable USB Streaming option available in Camera Menu. Connect camera with PC and Vista will recognize it.

I have the same problem. Did you ever find out what to do?

In 1990s Sony camcorder records movie in analog format so playing in digital camcorder like DCR-TRV730 doesn't mean it will be converted in digital format and you can not import file in PC for editing purpose. You will get analog signal while playing back old cassettes.

Regarding SP, LP speed, its decided at time of recording. Camera sens SP or LP automatically in playback and set itself accordingly.

If you want to convert old cassettes into digital format, connect our camcorder to DVD recorder and burn DVD which is digital format, copy DVD files in to PC and do desired editing.

Find a free software for this camera

If you can see it as a device in windows explorer, right click it's ICON and see if you can format it. If you can format it using FAT32 NOT NTFS. This will either work or you will be no worse off. If you can not see the device in windows explorer then the stick is done and you'll need to get another.