Devon R
I'm planning a trip and I really don't want to bring my laptop. Is there anyway I can just upload straight to an external hard drive without a computer?
Also forgot to ask, I don't really care for the AVCHD compressed format and was curious if there was a way to stream from the camera into a different format. I'm almost positive I can't, but I just want to be sure...
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Hi Devon:
Although Anthony's answer was correct in pointing out that the Camcorder's OS (Sony uses a Linux-based "smarts" inside their gear) won't talk directly to a normal external Hard Drive, there are affordable gadgets that will allow you to offload videos and pictures without having to lug around a laptop or desktop PC. (The JVC CU-VD40 ShareStation DVD burner [around $130] is one that JVC designed to mate with their Everio camcorder series -- Sony says you can burn DVD's directly from the SR-11 & SR-13, and JVC's CU-VD3 DVD/BluRay will accept the SR-11's USB 2.0 output, and might be just what you need [it's $180]. I'll look for other Sony-compatible DVD/BluRay burner model #'s and post an Update.)
Speaking of BluRay, if you are shooting in HiDef, you'll need to look for a BluRay (not DVD) burner to handle the AVCHD (H.264 codec) HD files, unless you shoot NTSC Standard Def and transfer your videos via USB or AV cable to a regular DVD burner.
One other easy option you have is to use multiple Sony Memory Sticks (or compatible 3rd-party brands of MemStick Duo -- like Lexar & SanDisk) instead of the built-in Hard Drive to save your videos while travelling. That way you can swap MemSticks or use any one of several models of flash-memory-transfer external hard drives that are designed to eliminate carrying a laptop around for archiving (similar to Panasonic's P2 memory card system for their pro-video camcorder line). You can change the recording option (Hard Drive versus MemStick) in the SR-11's menu.
Hope this helps!
--Dennis C.
UPDATE edit: Thanks for the Additional Info post, Devon. If you use either the regular AV output cable (composite video) or the Component Video output cable, you can playback an SD video stream and record or "capture" into whatever file format (QuickTime, AVI. WMV, etc.) your computer, video recorder, or gadget will handle or create. Or, you can use the USB 2.0 cable to transfer the file & "massage" the file format into a different format using a File Conversion program (search Yahoo!Answers or Yahoo Search, and you'll fine plenty of free or cheap downloads for those). The PDF "Guide" and "Handbook' from Sony cover all the steps for video outputting from the SR-11.
Hi Devon:
Although Anthony's answer was correct in pointing out that the Camcorder's OS (Sony uses a Linux-based "smarts" inside their gear) won't talk directly to a normal external Hard Drive, there are affordable gadgets that will allow you to offload videos and pictures without having to lug around a laptop or desktop PC. (The JVC CU-VD40 ShareStation DVD burner [around $130] is one that JVC designed to mate with their Everio camcorder series -- Sony says you can burn DVD's directly from the SR-11 & SR-13, and JVC's CU-VD3 DVD/BluRay will accept the SR-11's USB 2.0 output, and might be just what you need [it's $180]. I'll look for other Sony-compatible DVD/BluRay burner model #'s and post an Update.)
Speaking of BluRay, if you are shooting in HiDef, you'll need to look for a BluRay (not DVD) burner to handle the AVCHD (H.264 codec) HD files, unless you shoot NTSC Standard Def and transfer your videos via USB or AV cable to a regular DVD burner.
One other easy option you have is to use multiple Sony Memory Sticks (or compatible 3rd-party brands of MemStick Duo -- like Lexar & SanDisk) instead of the built-in Hard Drive to save your videos while travelling. That way you can swap MemSticks or use any one of several models of flash-memory-transfer external hard drives that are designed to eliminate carrying a laptop around for archiving (similar to Panasonic's P2 memory card system for their pro-video camcorder line). You can change the recording option (Hard Drive versus MemStick) in the SR-11's menu.
Hope this helps!
--Dennis C.
UPDATE edit: Thanks for the Additional Info post, Devon. If you use either the regular AV output cable (composite video) or the Component Video output cable, you can playback an SD video stream and record or "capture" into whatever file format (QuickTime, AVI. WMV, etc.) your computer, video recorder, or gadget will handle or create. Or, you can use the USB 2.0 cable to transfer the file & "massage" the file format into a different format using a File Conversion program (search Yahoo!Answers or Yahoo Search, and you'll fine plenty of free or cheap downloads for those). The PDF "Guide" and "Handbook' from Sony cover all the steps for video outputting from the SR-11.
what is a good external hard drive?
nick
i want it mainly to store music, pictures, and video without using the hard drive up on my computer.i want it to have software because i had a wd my book essential edition and it didnt have software so it was kind of confusing. i want from maybe 160gb-320gb and the cheaper the better but probly under 175. also if u dont no any can u give me some sites to compare external hard drives...thanks for the help
i have a laptop so how would i put 2 hdd in??? can i ??
so any recomendations??
i no about rpm speed and stuff like that i just wanna no if anybody has had first hand experience with one and could say get it its great or mine broke and doesnt work so dont get this one
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An external hard drive for storage is just exactly that: a formatted hard drive disk that plugs into your computer and that you can store things on, like one does on a floppy or a cd or flash drive. "Having software" is irrelevant, except that many external hard drives have a disk that will install a program that enables automatic backup and synchronization of folders on your internal hard drive....
Go to www.newegg.com and look for external hard drives. Also consider just buying another hard drive, internal, and slaving it to your current hard drive, or buying another hard drive, and buying an external hard drive enclosure, putting the hard drive into the enclosure. It would be cheaper to just add another internal hard drive, usually, but there are often various "deals" where buying the hard drive and then the enclosure will bring the cost down.
I got an external hard drive when there was a deal on hard drives at Comp USA, 29.95 after rebate for a 200 GB hdd, and then I bought also an external hdd enclosure for like 39.95.....
An external hard drive for storage is just exactly that: a formatted hard drive disk that plugs into your computer and that you can store things on, like one does on a floppy or a cd or flash drive. "Having software" is irrelevant, except that many external hard drives have a disk that will install a program that enables automatic backup and synchronization of folders on your internal hard drive....
Go to www.newegg.com and look for external hard drives. Also consider just buying another hard drive, internal, and slaving it to your current hard drive, or buying another hard drive, and buying an external hard drive enclosure, putting the hard drive into the enclosure. It would be cheaper to just add another internal hard drive, usually, but there are often various "deals" where buying the hard drive and then the enclosure will bring the cost down.
I got an external hard drive when there was a deal on hard drives at Comp USA, 29.95 after rebate for a 200 GB hdd, and then I bought also an external hdd enclosure for like 39.95.....
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