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Sony DCR-SR35E wont connect to PC over USB

Dec 18, 2010 4:54AM PST

I've had my Sony DCR-SR35E for almost exactly two years now (got it Christmas '0Cool and I've been recording video on it ever since. Yesterday the internal hard disk ran out of space, so I decided it was time to copy this mountain of footage over to my pc. I plugged in toe micro USB cable, and then into my pc, and the camcorder lights up, asks how to connect, I click USB connect with the hard drive symbol, and it says preparing, and then nothing, windows (Vista and 7) doesn't even notice it. I've tried every 'connect' option, and its not working. Sony don't even provide drivers on their website.

What should I do?

Thanks in advanced.

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You're right.
Dec 19, 2010 3:26AM PST
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But..
Dec 21, 2010 1:53AM PST

Thanks for the reply, but I've tried it on a 32 bit computer, running XP and 7, and the exact same issue. I don't have the PMB disk, and it seams un-donwlaodable, from any sources I trust at least, apparently Sony Vegas can import from a camcorder, so I'm going to try the trail of that on 64 and 32 bit versions of 7 and XP, but the camera doesn't even come up as a drive in windows, which Sony says should happen in windows. I'll let you know if Vegas works.

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I've heard that story before,
Dec 21, 2010 2:00AM PST

Mostly from folk that acquired the recorder second hand or lost the CD. From what I know, it's not a downloadable CD.
bob

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Eeeekk
Jan 4, 2011 11:56PM PST

Totally forgot about this thread, I was so happy I fixed my problem, and then Christmas happened ha ha. Well it turns out it was just the cable, I tried a different one and it worked instantly. Thanks alot for your help Bob, I hope you had a good Christmas Happy