Hey everyone.
I bought the camera, hooked up the USB cable, and did what the directions said, my my computer isn't picking up that a video device is connected. I tried all this stuff, but it didn't work. Do I need a different cable?
Anyone know what to do?
Thanks!!
2006-12-25 18:14:58 · 5 answers · asked by Soung 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
Why is it that no one seems to be able to read the instruction manuals that come with all this fancy gear? You can't capture video over USB. You need Firewire.
USB is just too slow and even if you can make it work you'll lose data and then wonder why the quality is poor.
I think all DV camcorders should come with a suitable new PC. Too many retailers have no conscience and will sell anything to anybody. DV requires firewire, a big fast processor, lots of memory and lots of disk space. 1 minute of raw DV takes up 1 Gb of disk space. Your 60 minute MiniDV tape will consume 60Gb of disk.
Your next electronic purchase is likely going to be a new PC.
2006-12-26 04:12:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, make sure your PC has a USB 2.0 interface (which is almost certainly what the camera has). USB 2.0 is *much* faster than the older USB 1.0 (480 Mbits/sec vs. 12 Mbits/sec), but the cables connectors are identical. USB 2.0 is supposedly backwards compatible with 1.0, but I have seen PCs with USB 1.0 ports that would not recognize a connected USB 2.0 device.
You don't say what kind of computer you are using, but assuming that it is a PC running Windows XP, bring up the Device Manager with the camera UNPLUGGED, then plug it in and see if a new (possibly unknown) device appears. If so, your PC is detecting the camera. If not -- look further into the USB 1.0 vs. 2.0 thing above.
2006-12-25 18:38:19 · answer #2 · answered by Mark H 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From what I see at Canon's website, you need IEEE 1394 (or firewire connection) for video footage.
Typically the USB (for other camcorders) is seperate for still images only, but that may not always be the case as technology improves.
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Like "Stephen M" below said, You need a FAST! processor to capture the video to your PC. Otherwise, you'll get dropped frames and a choppy video. Lots of hard drive space too. typically a one hour video can suck up 24GB of space.
I have a fast processor, and still do Ctrl-Alt-Del and unload unnecessary running programs.
2006-12-26 03:14:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
USB (1 or 2) is really no good for uploading video and your computer may well not recognise that a camcorder is connected. You need a firewire connection.
2006-12-25 22:38:56 · answer #4 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to use FireWire, which means installing a card adn buying a cord $50
2016-05-23 07:12:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋