RetroSmith
02-20-2004, 06:29 AM
Guys, just in case anyone else has had this problem, I thought I'd ask about it.
I have the Original Canon Optura DV camcorder , the one from 1997 that looks just like a 35mm camera.
The cam works great. The problem is that when I plug it into my Firewire port on my XP machine, XP just will not recognixe the Camera, period. Xp shows nothing when I plug in the cam. its the only device that I've ever plugged in that XP says nothing about, not even "huh--whats this"??
Now, I know the Firewire card in the Pc is fine because it works great with with my IPOD. I know the Firewire port in the CAMERA is active because when I plug a cable in, the camera screen reads "DV In"
Someone told me that the early Canon and JVC cams have a 1394 spec that is different from the current one and thats why it will not work with XP.
Anybody have any thoughts on this?
Many thanks,
Mikey
I have the Original Canon Optura DV camcorder , the one from 1997 that looks just like a 35mm camera.
The cam works great. The problem is that when I plug it into my Firewire port on my XP machine, XP just will not recognixe the Camera, period. Xp shows nothing when I plug in the cam. its the only device that I've ever plugged in that XP says nothing about, not even "huh--whats this"??
Now, I know the Firewire card in the Pc is fine because it works great with with my IPOD. I know the Firewire port in the CAMERA is active because when I plug a cable in, the camera screen reads "DV In"
Someone told me that the early Canon and JVC cams have a 1394 spec that is different from the current one and thats why it will not work with XP.
Anybody have any thoughts on this?
Many thanks,
Mikey