You should also post this on the Camcorders Forum.
Here is a link to the Camcorders Forum:
http://reviews.cnet.com/5204-7594-0.html?forumID=59
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i have a canon digital camcorder that i want to connect to my laptoc to do some editing but i want to know if i need any special software to connect it to the laptoc. i have the cd that comes with the camcorder but i cant get the laptoc to pickup the camcorder so i dont know what to do.

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