Response to Sony TRV30E USB driver problems

(here's the second half): - I first installed the USB Driver from the Pixela ImgMixer CD - I then installed the Pixela s/w - Powered down PC - Plugged USB cable in, turned camera switch to "Memory" - screen now was blue with "USB MODE" showing - Booted up PC - as it came up, it said New Hardware found, etc and installed the Sony USB driver. - Now, this was a revelation: The 30e does not do USB streaming (please correct me if I'm wrong - this is all experience based and I can easily be wrong) - So Pixela never sees the camera using Pixela's "USB" mode - it's only when I clicked on the "Memory Stick" icon that I saw the stills on the camera - Also, the USB driver for the 30e only pretends to be a removable hard disk - so you actually don't even need the Pixela software - just fire up Windows Explorer, and if you plug the cable into the camera (I actually needed to unplug/plug it to see this - camera still in Memory mode) - you will see a new drive appear on the Explorer tree (I already have C:/D:/E: so it became F:) and in the folders on it you will see the stills that you have recorded on the stick (which you hopefully have already done - or the folders will be empty :-)) If you need any more info or I can help with the driver, let me know. The Sony Electronics site has a USB driver here: http://www.ita.sel.sony.com/support/dvimag/digital8/softupdates/ But I don't know if it works with the 30e as they say it is a streaming USB driver - maybe the 30e can stream? - OK that's my two cents worth. Hope it helps someone - email me if I can help. Cheers Rashad

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