Am I Doomed? Sharp VL-NZ105 Camcorder  

Sharp Video MiniDV Camcorder Model VL-NZ105.

"Device drive software was not successfully installed".

"Unidentifed Device".

It appears that Sharp does not manufacture camcorders anymore.

Other than using this with an XP computer:

So am I doomed with this Sharp Camcorder for Windows 7 and Vista?

This is what I get from Sharp.

"Thank you for contacting Sharp Electronics Corporation."

"Unfortunately the driver is compatible up to Windows XP."

So, is that the end of the story? Am I doomed?

The Howling Wolves said:

No, but the camera is!
You are still up and kicking. Now go have a great day.

Well I meant colloquially.

The camera still operates perfectly.

So basically, the best I can do is to dig up my old XP computer? Is that the final answer?

Hey, and thanks for responding.

songkrai said:

This is what I get from Sharp.

"Thank you for contacting Sharp Electronics Corporation."

"Unfortunately the driver is compatible up to Windows XP."

So, is that the end of the story? Am I doomed?

You can try Compatibility Mode

Download to your desktop, unzip if needed, follow that tutorial.

whs said:

Can't you take the SD card out and read that into your system?

This Sharp is a neat camcorder. Looks different from most of that era and today.

It does take still digital pictures on an SD card but the video is MiniDV.

But that does raise a good point.

Could I pick up a cheap or even borrow some other MiniDV camcorder and put the tape inside that?

derekimo said:

You can try Compatibility Mode

Download to your desktop, unzip if needed, follow that tutorial.

Thank you. I will try this.

songkrai said:

derekimo said:

You can try Compatibility Mode

Download to your desktop, unzip if needed, follow that tutorial.

Thank you. I will try this.

You're welcome, let us know how it goes.