Well off topic...only for techies

[Prof P]

This is a little dull but I could do with some advise. (If you are un-techie, trust me, don't bother reading any further)...

I've got a Sony Handycam thing and on opening the box I imediately threw away the CD Rom that came with it, so I can't get my footage from the camcorder onto my laptop. Is there any way to get another one without paying the £43 the bastards at sony are trying to charge me for a new one? Or is there somewhere one can download this type of thing? I think I've still got the USB cable.

Thank you for your time.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I think the drivers and software are available free as downloads from the Sony site (no idea what model you've got so chose one at random to illustrate the point)

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-list.pl?mdl=DCRDVD305

Else, try turning it off and on again...

 

[Prof P]

Ta. I'll give that a go.

 

[Wozza]

I've got a Sony Handycam thing and on opening the box I imediately threw away the CD Rom that came with it

:thud:

 

[Stevie Boy]

This is a little dull but I could do with some advise. (If you are un-techie, trust me, don't bother reading any further)...

I've got a Sony Handycam thing and on opening the box I imediately threw away the CD Rom that came with it, so I can't get my footage from the camcorder onto my laptop. Is there any way to get another one without paying the £43 the bastards at sony are trying to charge me for a new one? Or is there somewhere one can download this type of thing? I think I've still got the USB cable.

Thank you for your time.

 

[El Presidente]

Get a Mac!

 

[moggy]

Get a Mac!

if nothing else, it'll come in handy on those rainy days

 

[SNOOBS]

Have you googled it and you could try going to the shop and claiming you never got one

 

[bhaexpress]

I think that Sony, not content with charging far more than most manufacturers, will charge you for that software. I used to have a Sony PDA where the CD got damaged and when I tried to get the driver for it that bastards tried to charge me. Needless to say I don't use it now and neither will I buy from Sony again.

 

[Razi]

Don't think you need to use sony specific software just to stream video onto your PC through it's USB cable. Most video editing software will offer a video capture facility.. you might need the drivers tho, if XP/Vista doesn't recognise your camcorder when you connect it up.

 

[NMH]

This is a little dull but I could do with some advise. (If you are un-techie, trust me, don't bother reading any further)...

I've got a Sony Handycam thing and on opening the box I imediately threw away the CD Rom that came with it, so I can't get my footage from the camcorder onto my laptop. Is there any way to get another one without paying the £43 the bastards at sony are trying to charge me for a new one? Or is there somewhere one can download this type of thing? I think I've still got the USB cable.

Thank you for your time.

Are you SURE you had the box?
I mean who "throws away the CD ROM"?

You NICKED a camera, and want our help to get it to work for you!