My computer won't read my camera! I think something might be wrong with the firewire input on my camera, but before I spend money to get it fixed, is there anything else I can check to make sure? I can sometimes get it to work when I wiggle the cord around on the camera.
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Posts: 1950 | Location: Milkyway, the earth, USA, Arizona, Chandler | Registered: June 25, 2003
well, since you described the wiggling thing, there's probably 1 of 3 problems: 1. the cord is messed up. 2. like you said the camera firewire input is damaged, or 3. both.
it may also have something to do with the capture settings on your editing program..but since you can get it to work periodically by wiggling it, that's probably not the case. Try borrowing someone elses firewire cable and testing it on the camera, and if that doesn't work, then see what's wrong with the camcorder.
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Posts: 1950 | Location: Milkyway, the earth, USA, Arizona, Chandler | Registered: June 25, 2003
Ugh... that happened to me. The FireWire plug on my cord is damaged, and so is the port in the camera. Other FireWire cables don't work (because they were bent at the same time when somebody tripped over the wire) so I imported 12 hours of footage balancing the cam in a way that made the cord work, and trying not to bump the desk.
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Posts: 5197 | Location: Tisch at New York University | Registered: June 03, 2003
Yeah, I have to keep my camera in the goofiest positions and pray nothing shifts. It really sucks
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Posts: 1950 | Location: Milkyway, the earth, USA, Arizona, Chandler | Registered: June 25, 2003
getting anything fixed on a camera is expensive...a dv deck might be the best way too go, unless of course you just have the patience with keeping it so it doesn't shift.
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