How to import Sony HDR-FX7 HDV video to Mac

"I got a Sony HDR-FX7 and I cannot get the video to upload onto my computer. I can get the camera and computer to communicate to the extent of me being able to control the camera from the computer but I cannot get the video from the camera to the computer. I am getting very frustrated. Please help!"

Sony HDR-FX7 is a lightweight camcorder capable of delivering 1080i video via MiniDV tapes using the HDV format, a high definition video format using the very popular MPEG-2 compression technique used in many applications, including DVDs.

Some HDV videos can be supported in iMovie or Final Cut Pro, however, not the case with Sony HDR-FX7 camcorder (I visited the official website of Apple, and found there is no support for this camcorder even with the latest version of iMovie). Therefore, to import Sony HDR-FX7 HDV video to Mac, you'd better convert Sony HDR-FX7 HDV video to Mac friendly videos.

The best suggestion is to convert Sony HDR-FX7 HDV video to MOV or MP4 which are natively supported by iMovie and Final Cut Pro on Mac. Therefore, to import Sony HDR-FX7 HDV video to Mac, you'd better get a Video Converter for Mac.

Sony HDV Video Converter for Mac is just the one you need , it can best and fast convert Sony HDR-FX7 HDV video to MOV or MP4 files for free import to iMovie or Final Cut Pro for editing. Besides, it can also convert HDV from other Sony camcorders or other camcorders to popular videos you like on Mac (Mountain Lion included)

Step by step to convert Sony HDR-FX7 HDV video on Mac

Step 1: Load Sony HDR-FX7 HDV videos

Drag and drop Sony HDR-FX7 HDV videos to the program. Or go to the “File” meun to choose “Add Video/Audio files” to import Sony HDR-FX7 HDV files

Step 2: Choose the output format

Click the format icon to pop up a output format list where you can choose your desired output video format, such as go to “Apple Software”->“iMovie” or “Apple Software”-> “Final Cut Pro”

Step 3: Convert Sony HDR-FX7 HDV video on Mac

After all the settings have been done, click “Convert” to start conversion.