Plug it in via usb as if you had software. Open imovie or whatever movie editing software you have. In imovie if it is open and running when you plug in your sony handycam it should prompt you to extract the movie files. Its pretty straight forward after that. This was done on a macbook pro and using a third gen sony handycam. There is another way to extract the files under the movie.

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• #2

  Firewire and USB are not 100% electrically compatible. So I suspect that any simple bit of wire with just a plug on each end will cause nothing but grief.
  If however it has some sort of electronics in the middle then it might work.
  By far the best solution might be to buy a Firewire card for your PC. Just need a vacant PCI slot in the back. Or you can get PC cards that plug into a laptop slot if you prefer.
  Have a look in Maplin or if you have no where else to go ( ) PC World. You might find something suitable there. Or look online if you prefer. Somewhere like eBuyer for example.
• #3

  Firewire and USB are not 100% electrically compatible. So I suspect that any simple bit of wire with just a plug on each end will cause nothing but grief.
  If however it has some sort of electronics in the middle then it might work.
  By far the best solution might be to buy a Firewire card for your PC. Just need a vacant PCI slot in the back. Or you can get PC cards that plug into a laptop slot if you prefer.
  Have a look in Maplin or if you have no where else to go ( ) PC World. You might find something suitable there. Or look online if you prefer. Somewhere like eBuyer for example.

  
  Thanks Chris. The guy selling this seems to imply that it will work from his ebay ad and he he has almost impeccable feedback.
  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mitsumi-type-4-Pin-USB-Cable-to-Sony-DSC-S70-MVC-CD1000_W0QQitemZ200342595632QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CamerasPhoto_CameraAccessories_CameraCablesConnectors?hash=item2ea5596830&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1683%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
  What do you reckon? Definitely won't work?
• #4

  It is a USB cable. Nothing at all to do with Firewire. And assuming I am looking at the right camera on the Sony website it doesn't have USB anyway.
  http://www.sony.co.uk/product/sdh-minidv/dcr-hc51e/tab/technicalspecs#pageType=TechnicalSpecs
  So not entirely sure why you think that cable will work though? Nowhere on that eBay page does it mention your model of camera. Or am I missing something here?
• #5

  Here is the answer regarding the cable.
  http://www.avforums.com/forums/camcorders-video-editing/712970-sony-dcr-hc51-transferring-pc.html
  I find it hard to believe you don't have firewire on any of your pcs.
  Do you know what a firewire connection on a pc looks like?Here is a picture for you,
  http://www.caldigit.com/img/2Bay_FireWire.jpg
  look for the words in the photo
  FW400
  FW800
  you more than likely have the FW400 connection on your pc.
  http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.vivolive.com/img/firewire.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.vivolive.com/firewire_setup.php&usg=__GgILKxcwxLvuFnLnLRjNG-lOKhI=&h=279&w=388&sz=38&hl=en&start=24&tbnid=Oj-blgDwavnKoM:&tbnh=88&tbnw=123&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfirewire%2Bport%2Bon%2Bpc%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D21
  also look for the words on the back of the pc
  IEEE 1394
  that's a firewire port.
  In this picture it is number 3
  http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf-JAVA/Doc/images/c00783662.jpg
  here is what it looks like on a laptop
  http://www.pana3ccduser.com/images/upload/Firewire_labeled_laptop_connectors.JPG
• #6

  It is a USB cable. Nothing at all to do with Firewire. And assuming I am looking at the right camera on the Sony website it doesn't have USB anyway.
  http://www.sony.co.uk/product/sdh-minidv/dcr-hc51e/tab/technicalspecs#pageType=TechnicalSpecs
  So not entirely sure why you think that cable will work though? Nowhere on that eBay page does it mention your model of camera. Or am I missing something here?

  
  Ok, I was assuming that a 4-pin Mitsumi connector had to be Firewire but reading your response and the ad again, it's clear it's actually a kind of USB.
  Beintot - thanks but we have three netbooks and an old PC in the family, none of which support Firewire, only USB and USB 2.0.
  Thanks for your responses people. Back to the drawing board.

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