How can I download from a DV tape camcorder to a PC?

Depending on the features available in that model, here are a few things that you can do to achieve your objective: 1 -- If you have firewire port in your camcorder, get a firewire card installed in your PC and then using the s/w provided with the camcorder, transfer the video onto the pc. 2 -- If your camcorder supports USB streaming, then you can you the USB port on your PC to get the video transfered onto your PC. 3 -- If your PC has a TV tuner card, give the digital o/p of your camcorder to this tuner card and then get the video transfered onto your PC. Once you have the vidoe on the PC, use any DVD/VCD burning software to burn it onto the disc.

firewire would normally be sufficient, and you don't need any drivers for that. just open your video editing program, and set it to capture, then just play you DV tape

If you google 'Sharp VL -Z8 Dirver' you should find some sites. I don't have the camera so I don't know if they work or not. Firewire is a better connection to use so do use it if you can and you never know might work without the drivers but I don't see why.

As the guy said, USB is for stills only. You need to check you have Firewire port. I got a Firewire 400 cable to connect the 6 pin connector on my Sanyo camcorder to the 4 pole socket on my computer. The one I used was the Maplin L24BT. The video software that came with the computer detected the camera when I pressed play and voila!

put a disc in your drive then go on to your media player if u have arez uit is quicker!!!!