Sony DVD Cam to PC

hi guys,
Can you please tell me how to copy the data in my sony DVD (recorded using Sony DVD cam"the mini disc.) to a comp.
If i insert the DVD into the comp it says thats windows doesnt support this format. and if i connect the cam to the PC using the USB cable, it detects it as a new drive but it again says that compatible format not found.
please help me....soon....do i have to finalize the disc in the cam before inserting it in the PC?????.please help me....Soon. And is the driver needed for this???? beacuse i have lost it.
its a Sony DCR-DVD 653E. Can someone please tell me where i ll get the drivers

Use the firewire connection...it is a hardware standard used by all the digital camcorder manufacturers for data transfer.
Any software (MS MovieMaker,NeroVisionExpress,Ulead VideoStudio) should recognize the connection.

Alan

Excuse me!...where did you move it to?

You should be able to get drivers from Sony's website. Unfortunately, each country's website has its own models and you don't say where you are, so I can't get a direct link.

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Originally Posted by braine_ded

Excuse me!...where did you move it to?

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The " Moved: Sony DVD Cam to PC" entry I think you're talking about just means that the thread was moved to a different forum, in this case from Digital Imaging to Multimedia.

Thanks...it would be helpful to know where things are moved to...for the slow or aged (like myself) ;^)

Guys i cant find it on sony website too......

I will repeat...if you have a newer computer (with XP and firewire) you need no drivers!
(I installed a firewire card and XP recognized it and installed the drivers-my other programs also saw the connection...when the camcorder was plugged-in)

Alan

Once you finalize the disc it should play directly in your computer's DVD drive.