Problem with camera or computer?

So, sold my old computer and am now using someone else's for the moment. Tried to capture HDV from the Z1 camera but it won't recognize, only in DV mode does it work... yes, the camera is set up to download HDV not DV

So, am thinking the comp needs a driver for HDV, of course i can't find it on Microsoft or Sony sites or Fujitsu or anwhere else. Using XP and have tried it in Pinnacle, Canopus, and Premiere Pro 2 with no luck....

I don't think its a camera problem so must be a missing driver... anyone know where to find it?

Slow net connection here doesn't help matters either! haha

Cheers

Mike, first thought is has it got service pack 2 installed? Right click "my computer" > properties > General tab. BIG download if you haven't got SP2. Apparently it's still possible to add the camera manually in SP1. See page 12 of this pdf file:

http://www.videoguys.com/images/PDF/Practi...HDV_27Jun05.pdf

What software are you capturing with? Maybe HDVSplit can find the camera if other software can't.

Mike

Also make sure the camera is in HDV mode and not on AUTO out of the 3 settings you find in the menu when on VTR mode. (AUTO HDV DV) Sometimes if on AUTO it gets confused.

XP even if you have only SP1 patch installed can still see the HDV cameras but you have to manually tell it what it is. With SP2 it will find it automatically when you switch the cam on.

If you have only SP1 and the cam is on HDV in VTR mode then let me know and I will give you some destructions.

EDIT ar there you go Nick beat me.

Is the camera showing up in the Device Manager?

Also, try going through the Add Hardware Wizard and it should prompt you for the driver location.

Alternately, this is what I do with balky peripherals (especially legacy serial & parallel ones):

Edit the BOOT.INI

Located at C:\BOOT.INI) file in Notepad by copying & pasting a copy of the line with the target, and then remove the /FASTDETECT switch. This forces the kernel to fully enumerate the hardware.

Here is what my BOOT.INI file looks like. (Note that I'm using NT5, a/k/a Windows 2000; but NT5.1, a/k/a Windows XP, is similar.)

[boot loader]

timeout=10

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Server" /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (full hardware)"

Then, reboot with the camera plugged in and powered up

So, sold my old computer and am now using someone else's for the moment. Tried to capture HDV from the Z1 camera but it won't recognize, only in DV mode does it work... yes, the camera is set up to download HDV not DV

 

So, am thinking the comp needs a driver for HDV, of course i can't find it on Microsoft or Sony sites or Fujitsu or anwhere else. Using XP and have tried it in Pinnacle, Canopus, and Premiere Pro 2 with no luck....

 

I don't think its a camera problem so must be a missing driver... anyone know where to find it?

Slow net connection here doesn't help matters either! haha

 

Cheers

Wagsy,

Recently had someone with a similar problem but a different cam. Had him change it to Auto and it fixed the problem. He will need to try both is my guess. Also, does he have iLink on On or OFF?

Steve B)