Does anybody have this camera and know how to record long clips that can be moved onto the computer? I read the manual and it says it only records at 15 second intervals? Does anybody know how to get the video onto the computer? Thanks.

 

I have a Sony F505V ... as far as I know, you can't record longer than 15 seconds. I think the point of it is that a digital camera is used to take pictures, not video clips (albeit, poor quality clips too). Sony is trying to "encourage" you to buy one of their digital CAMCORDERS.

I was asking myself the same question awhile back ... I mean, I paid close to $1000 for mine and I can't record a 20 second video clip?! I guess it's time to get a digital camcorder.

 

Yea i did, and still those F**ker's won't let me record past 15 seconds. I got the DCR-PC110. That was a freakin grip of money, how does everybody else put there videos on the net then? Anybody?

 

They use digital camcorders and then they compress them into mpegs or other viewable formats for viewing and storage. That is really the only way to capture and preserve good quality and lengthy clips.

These 15 second clips on the camera don't get the job done. At least the pictures are nice.

 

Sony digitals are typically limited to 15 seconds in high-quality (320x240) mpeg mode. In the lower quality mode (160x112) you can record for up to a minute, but the picture really sucks.

I have a 505V but have used the PC100 - the PC110's predecessor. It's a digital camcorder, with miniDV tape and firewire output. Just get a $40 firewire card and you're set, no? Any decent video editing software will allow you to trim and edit what you record on the tape, and maybe lower the quality so it doesn't take 2 days for people to download. For high-quality clips longer than 15 seconds it's the way you'll have to go....

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Psicho54
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They use digital camcorders and then they compress them into mpegs or other viewable formats for viewing and storage.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by jzr
[B]Sony digitals are typically limited to 15 seconds in high-quality (320x240) mpeg mode.

 

That's because you're recording onto the memory stick. If you record onto the miniDV tape, you'll get 30, 60, or 90 minutes, depending on the tape you bought. The recording is digital, just as on the memory stick, but ideally needs to be sent to the computer over the firewire. The camera should have come with a firewire cable and some video editing software, but you may need to get a firewire card.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by jzr
[B]That's because you're recording onto the memory stick.

 

Yes, firewire can easily transfer the miniDV stuff onto the computer. My business partner bought a Sony VAIO laptop and it came with everything he needed to hook up his camcorder and transfer the tapes over and also encode them into different formats.