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I have just found my old hand held Sony digital camcorder from around 2003. Can't find any of the leads etc. I have a few of those small cassettes that it took and would like to transfer the stuff to my Mac. Any idea of the type of leads I need and I'm guessing it shouldn't be too hard to load onto my Mac?
 
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Try to find the model specifications or user manual online; cable/connection should be included. Will probably be USB for the Mac end.
 
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Good idea lol why didn't I think of that , thanks !
 
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If those "small cassettes" are miniDV tapes, then you will need a Firewire cable to transfer the video. USB will not work.
 

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