I'm going through cameras left and right, I do alot of logging minidv tapes on my puter and after awhile my computer is not picking up my camcorders, but will pick up others I think im burning out the firewire plugs on the camcorders, but not sure how?????/at first i did alot of ff>> and <<rew to find clips and now i just capture the whole tape 2 the puter,and still having problems!!!!!! i also leave the firewire plugged in and camera on all night sometimes i please help this is driving me nuts
does your camera just become disconnected or "unplugged" from windows? or does it just not come up when you plug it in? if so, try restarting your computer. I have a few old firewire external hard drives that either have to be plugged in before I turn my computer on, or I plug it in then have to restart. Sometimes firewire just gets finicky like that. It is quite a pain in the ass sometimes. Thats why I prefer USB 2.0 No problems like that at all.
IT DOESNT COME UP WHEN I PLUGGED IT IN I TRIED RESTARTING THE COMPUTER WITH AND WITHOUT IT PLUGGED IN OR CAMCORDER ON OR OFF I HAVE 3 FIREWIRE CABLES AND THEY ALL ARE DOING THE SAME THING IS IT SOMETHING IN THE CAMERA MAYBE??????
yes, its possible the firewire jack in the camera is bad or worn out. do you have another firewire drive or camera to test on your computer. also, please TURN OFF THE CAPSLOCK. its considered shouting and annoying. thanks!
yeah i just got a new camera(sony dsr-pd170) and it works fine but i just spent alot of money on it and dont want to use it 2 log footage with. think my firewire drive is burning them out or the way i'm logging footage with???//////////
does somebody make something other than a camera 2 capture footage with i.e. mini dv vcr or something like that??????
yes several brands like sony, panasonic, and jvc make miniDV decks, but they cost around $800 and up.
