My camcorder won

i have a sony Carl Zeisis Vario-Tessar DCR-DVD108 Handycam. when i plug in the usb cord it says its connecting but it never does. and my camera didnt come with a disc... is there another way to connect it to the computer..or any suggestions on what is wrong with it???



Your computer must have a drawer loading DVD drive. (Never put a small or odd-shaped disc ina slot loader. If you computer has only a slot loader, then get an external drawer loader - I like they stuff LaCie makes.)





You need a DVD ripper. I like HandBrake.


http://handbrake.fr/





Finalize the DVD in the camcorder.





Take the disc out of the camcorder and put it in the drawer loading DVD drive in (or connected to) your computer.





Launch the DVD ripper.





Convert the VOB files form the DVD to a file format your computer video editor can deal with... MovieMaker like WMV or AVI; iMovie likes MOV or MP4.





When the ripping/conversion is done, quit the ripping application and launch the video editor. Drag the video files you just ripped to the Collections or Log & Capture or Clips pane...




DVD camcorders do NOT hook to your pc for download.


If you have a mini dvd camcorder?


You will have to finalize your dvd in the camera and then put the dvd in your computer's DVD burner (top loading only) and then you will have to convert the files (I downloaded handbrake file converter free) and import them into your editing program. Use the HELP feature in your editing program to learn about editing. Once you are ready to burn, your project will be burned to a different DVD and you can file the original away.