Ben, you are god among men. I have been looking for this exact solution for a very long time. The GZ-HD3 is my disposable back-up camera that I don’t care if it gets broken. No matter how any times I have tried I have not been able to import or capture and most times I rely on mpeg streamclip to covert. Needless to say that is a long and tiresome process with less than mediocre results. I was about to sell the camera when I found this post with your instructions. The secret menu was the key I have been looking for!
Thank you for taking the time to write out these instructions.