Re: Help ---- Firewire problems detecting Canon MV890 Camcorder
You "import" the video through the software program you wish to use to work
with the video.
Try Windows Movie maker.
Go to file | import from digital video camera
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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience
<elioet@netscape.net> wrote in message
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> Hi.
> I hope to find a solution to this problem. I own a Vista Home Premium
> (32 bit) with SP1. Yesterday I bought a firewire (IEEE1394) PCI card
> and installed it. Windows didn't have any problems detecting the card
> and it says there are non conflicts and it's working fine.
>
> Next step I connected the camcorder to the firewire card (4 pin to 6
> pin) turend on the camera (VCR/play) but Windows remained silent - no
> detection of my camcorder.
>
> OK, so this Camcorder is not compatible with vista I tought...gone to
> the Canon website and there it is -> the camcorder *IS* compatible
> with vista and doesn't need any driver.
>
> What I fail to understand is why Windows doesn't detect the Camcorder,
> if it was the model I would understand that maybe a driver is missing
> but in this case I turn on the camcorder and it does nothing, simply
> nothing. I have also installed Windows XP SP3 on my laptop and of
> curse no problem there - the camcorder was detected immediately.
>
> Does anyone know how to resolve this problem? I use the Camcorder for
> work purposes and right now I'm stuck thinking of moving back to XP -
> at least the camcorder seems to be detected with this OS.
>
> Thank you,
> Elio