FAQ: My Digital Camcorder - Sony Handycam DCR-HC36

This is the "camera" i use to film most of my videos.

Sony Handycam DCR-HC36 Digital Camcorder.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• Sony
• Handycam
• Digital
• Camcorder
• DCR-HC36
• camera
• film
• video
• images
• pictures
• iMAC
• firewire
• miniDV
• cassette
• mini
• DV

[RoflKnifeDemandBlood]

can you plz help me! i have the exact same camera but when i put it in play/edit my pc says to install drivers. first off sonys website says my camera is sposed to be compatible and the drivers should be in windows xp/windows vista yet i cant use it still... im not sure if its my pc but can you plz help me, thx

[twixtbetwixt]

I just plug it in with a firewire cable & it works without any extra fuss. I have no idea what to tell you really. I do not have vista. I have used it on my pc with windows XP. But now I use it on an iMAC.

I never installed any extra drivers or software.

All i do is plug in the camera with the firewire cable & turn on the camera's power. It works as easy as that.

[RoflKnifeDemandBlood]

thx, im gonna look up the fire wire stuff

sorry i double posted because it wouldnt show my post so i just kinda gave up

[twixtbetwixt]

I have comment approval on, that's why you didn't see the comment ;)

Hopefully you can get it to work. Maybe it's a Vista thing. Some people have all kinds of troubles with Vista. But who knows!

[equus418]

Any reason why you have the camera mounted above you pointing down at you?  Thanks.

[twixtbetwixt]

Its on a tripod, and that's the lowest It goes & its in the only location i can put it at the moment.

Also, shooting down at an angle makes your face look thinner. ;p

[saboryritmo2003]

I just buy a camcorder, this model but my computer with windows 7 don't work.

I missing the software and the sony web page dont have how can I get it?

[overkraft2]

Please, help me! Where is possible download the drivers for this camera? I have try through Sony web site but they don`t get the drivers(SIC).

[84camerakiller]

I have 2 now. my main one doesnt want to charge anymore. I had to buy another one only due to the fact my editing software likes the model. So I use my "new" one only to charge.I'm looking for wide lens. do you know any?

[yousurfer2]

I tried two camcorders but the firewire never appears, I didn't think you needed extra drivers in xp.

[sweetheart5703]

Cant you contact Sony??

[RoflKnifeDemandBlood]

oh lulz ;D

yeah i need a i-someting cable and yeah, vista does suck lol thx

[RoflKnifeDemandBlood]

my camera is exactly like yours but it doesnt work on my computer, im running vista and it says on sonys and microsofts website that the DCR HC36 is compatible... so yeah :( plz help me thx