I'm almost certain the answer, but the footage is pretty important, so I want to make sure.
I have a Sony DCR SR 42 with a hard drive. If I simply access the drive via USB, click and drag the videos to my PC, isn't that the exact same video as what I recorded?
Is there a better method for capturing the video; i.e. firewire, etc. in terms of quality of footage?
Thanks for answering my stupid question.