copy digital8 tapes to my computer running windows 10

[Felixsgranddad]

Can someone help me please,

I have retrieved my old Sony DCR TRV 245E Handycam Digital8 from my loft, i want to copy the old tapes to my computer, I have never done this before. I cannot find the instruction book or the software disc. 

[Marino.Manolo]

The problem for USB connection are the Drivers... You have to use a FireWire Input (i.LINK, IEEE1394) if you PC's has this one...

Or, an old PC's with FireWire, or an external acquisition device with FireWire, or a Mac with FireWire / adaptor FireWire > Thunderbolt (eventually also Thunderbolt > USB-C).

And an acaquairing software...

[darkframe]

Hi @Felixsgranddad,

in addition to what @Marino.Manolo said I'd like to add that with your camera you'll need the i.Link/Firewire-connection anyhow as via USB videos won't be transferred at all, at least not with your camera.

The next problem is that you've got to look for a Firewire device that offers drivers for Windows 10 because Win 10 does not support Firewire natively anymore. Or, as Manolo said, try to find an old PC/Laptop with Windows 7 which has got a Firewire port and make sure that you're using the so-called "Legacy"-drivers in order to be able to establish a connection. The use of appropriate cables is important as well.

Cheers

darkframe

[Marino.Manolo]

The DCR-TRV245E had USB Streaming, but the ImageMixer software was needed to capture Video vis USB (+ the Driver) in a Windows PC.

[darkframe]

Hi @Marino.Manolo,

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@Marino.Manolo  wrote:
The DCR-TRV245E had USB Streaming, but the ImageMixer software was needed to capture Video vis USB (+ the Driver) in a Windows PC.

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ah, I see. In the manual (I've got a German/Dutch PDF here) I've only found that an "image" transfer would be possible via USB but maybe that's a misleading translation. There's no mentioning of transferring movies via USB in the normal text throughout the whole manual. It reads "images" all the time. However, there's a hint hidden in a table somewhere in which it says "images and movies" in respect to a USB-connection. So thank you for clarifying this!

Unfortunately I cannot find any reliable source providing the driver.

Cheers

darkframe