How do I transfer video from my Sony camcorder to the computer?

Plug the camera in to the computer via usb and then go to the start menu and click on the computer tab to open a window that show's the storage devices connected to the computer. Right click on the video camera and click open. This should display the video files. (they may be in a sub folder) From there, try to copy and paste them on to your hard drive. If you just keep left clicking on the files it probably try's to play them because that is the default selection.