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smellymaud
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February 2012
February 2012

DCR -TRV140E

Hi I have the DCR-TRV140E camcorder, I tried to install the USB Drivers to download to my computer which has windows 7 and I cant get it to work, I tried different patches to no avail please help ?

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blaireau_photo
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February 2012
February 2012

Hello smellymaud - Welcome to the Sony Forums :slight_smile:

For this camera, considering that you have Windows 7 you may wish to adopt a different approach and pick up a standard USB video capture device as I am aware of a lot of compatibility issues with some of the older models when using a more modern operating system. There may be some loss in video quality but in many circumstances it is difficult to spot and a capture device hooks up to the regular audio and video outputs. Also, they are available for less than £20 online with devices such as this one on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ezcap-tv-Camcorders-Satellite-playstation3-software/dp/B003D8VQIG

As with any specific example that I mention, I would always advise you to shop around for the best deal and bear in mind that the device has to specifiy that it is compatible with Windows 7.

Apart from that, depending upon whether you have a desktop PC or laptop, you could also buy a FireWire card which will allow you to use the iLink connection for transferring video (this will also have no loss of video quality). This is a little bit tricker than using a video capture card as it can involve opening up your computer and if you are using a laptop, you choices are even more limited. If this is something that you would consider, take a look for 'Windows 7 FireWire Cards' on Google.

Thanks,

Simon

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blaireau_photo
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February 2012

Hello smellymaud - Welcome to the Sony Forums :slight_smile:

For this camera, considering that you have Windows 7 you may wish to adopt a different approach and pick up a standard USB video capture device as I am aware of a lot of compatibility issues with some of the older models when using a more modern operating system. There may be some loss in video quality but in many circumstances it is difficult to spot and a capture device hooks up to the regular audio and video outputs. Also, they are available for less than £20 online with devices such as this one on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ezcap-tv-Camcorders-Satellite-playstation3-software/dp/B003D8VQIG

As with any specific example that I mention, I would always advise you to shop around for the best deal and bear in mind that the device has to specifiy that it is compatible with Windows 7.

Apart from that, depending upon whether you have a desktop PC or laptop, you could also buy a FireWire card which will allow you to use the iLink connection for transferring video (this will also have no loss of video quality). This is a little bit tricker than using a video capture card as it can involve opening up your computer and if you are using a laptop, you choices are even more limited. If this is something that you would consider, take a look for 'Windows 7 FireWire Cards' on Google.

Thanks,

Simon

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