Recording a Video from a Camera

With the proper connection, you can record a live feed from your video camera directly onto your computer, creating a video file (or files) in the format of your choice.

Record Your Video

With the camera attached to your computer, turn the camera on, and, if necessary, set it to the Record Video mode, but don't start recording yet. In the Import Video Wizard that appears, type a name for the video, specify the location where you want to store the video file, and select the video format you want. Click Next.

Click Start Video Import to start recording the feed.

Click Stop Video Import to pause the recording.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you've completed the recording.

Click Finish, and view your video in the Photo Gallery window that appears.

Tip

If you choose the Windows Media Video (One File Per Scene) format, Windows creates a new file each time you click Start Video Import. If you use either of the other formats, all of your video will be contained in a single file.