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Deniz Turkmen · August 1st, 2004, 11:50 PM

I lent a friend my DV53 to capture some footage. He called me up saying the camera isn't being detected by the computer. He's running Windows XP Pro on a Sony Viao. He's using premier (I'm not sure which verson) to capture, but it sounds like his problem is with the operating system.

Anyone have any ideas as to why the computer won't detect the camera? He says he did everything the instructions said, and tried a different firewire cable.

Thanks

Rob Lohman · August 2nd, 2004, 05:06 AM

The first question is how does it know it is not being detected?
Windows XP will 9 out of 10 times not inform you it has "detected"
a camera. Did he try capturing with Premiere?

Keep in mind that old versions of Premiere (below 6 I think) do
*NOT* support capturing from firewire camera's!!

So answer to the first question above together with his version
of Premiere and capture settings used should yield some more
information on this "issue".

Tommy Haupfear · August 2nd, 2004, 05:32 AM

Has he ever been able to use firewire out on his DV53, perhaps on another PC?

Have you verified in Device Manager that the camcorder is loaded and without errors?

Deniz Turkmen · August 2nd, 2004, 07:36 AM

He said that he's using Premier 6.5 and it won't detect the camera. As far as he knows, device manager isn't even showing the camera. He also used DvGate and Windows Moviemaker, neither of them picked up the camera.

Tommy Haupfear · August 2nd, 2004, 08:03 AM

The first thing is getting Windows to detect the cam before any editing package will. Have you tried another PC?

Are there any DV In/Out settings in the menu of the DV53?

Deniz Turkmen · August 4th, 2004, 09:09 AM

I took the camera back from my friend and tried using it on my computer running windows 98se along with a different firewire cable. Still no luck. The camera has no dv in/out menu.

I also hooked my dvx100a, and it wasen't detected either. Then I plugged in my bi-direction converter through the firewire and the computer detected it no problem. However when I plugged the firewire from the camera into the converter, it wasen't picking it up. I'm wondering if the cable I have is no good.

There's also another wierd thing I've notived. I'm using a Pyro 1394 DV capture card. It has to two slots to hook up a firewire cable. If I plug something into the right slot, it works normally (except for the camera of course). If I plug something into the left slot, my computer freezes. As soon as I pull the firewire out or turn off the camera, the computer shuts down. Ever hear of anything like this?

What could be causing these problems?

Thanks

Tommy Haupfear · August 4th, 2004, 03:58 PM

I would try another Windows XP/2000 PC with a different firewire cable. Lets hope its not a cam problem!

Deniz Turkmen · August 6th, 2004, 12:17 AM

I just recieved a dual 2.5 G5 and tried the camera on it. It still isn't being detected, so I guess it has to be the camera itself, which isn't cool because I just bought it a few months ago and haven't used it for anything other than watching a tape here and there.

Bill Gehrke · August 9th, 2004, 09:25 PM

I have a PV-DV53D and just captured in Adobe Premiere 6.5 an hour of video to my HP zv5000z notebook. It has Win XP Pro SP1.

August 1st, 2004, 11:50 PM	#1
Deniz Turkmen Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: CA Posts: 166	DV53 not detected I lent a friend my DV53 to capture some footage. He called me up saying the camera isn't being detected by the computer. He's running Windows XP Pro on a Sony Viao. He's using premier (I'm not sure which verson) to capture, but it sounds like his problem is with the operating system. Anyone have any ideas as to why the computer won't detect the camera? He says he did everything the instructions said, and tried a different firewire cable. Thanks

August 2nd, 2004, 05:06 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	The first question is how does it know it is not being detected? Windows XP will 9 out of 10 times not inform you it has "detected" a camera. Did he try capturing with Premiere? Keep in mind that old versions of Premiere (below 6 I think) do NOT support capturing from firewire camera's!! So answer to the first question above together with his version of Premiere and capture settings used should yield some more information on this "issue". __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

August 9th, 2004, 09:25 PM	#9
Bill Gehrke New Boot Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Great Falls, VA Posts: 6	I have a PV-DV53D and just captured in Adobe Premiere 6.5 an hour of video to my HP zv5000z notebook. It has Win XP Pro SP1. __________________ Bill

August 2nd, 2004, 05:32 AM	#3
Tommy Haupfear Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 1,415	Has he ever been able to use firewire out on his DV53, perhaps on another PC? Have you verified in Device Manager that the camcorder is loaded and without errors?

August 2nd, 2004, 07:36 AM	#4
Deniz Turkmen Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: CA Posts: 166	He said that he's using Premier 6.5 and it won't detect the camera. As far as he knows, device manager isn't even showing the camera. He also used DvGate and Windows Moviemaker, neither of them picked up the camera.

August 2nd, 2004, 08:03 AM	#5
Tommy Haupfear Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 1,415	The first thing is getting Windows to detect the cam before any editing package will. Have you tried another PC? Are there any DV In/Out settings in the menu of the DV53?

August 4th, 2004, 09:09 AM	#6
Deniz Turkmen Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: CA Posts: 166	I took the camera back from my friend and tried using it on my computer running windows 98se along with a different firewire cable. Still no luck. The camera has no dv in/out menu. I also hooked my dvx100a, and it wasen't detected either. Then I plugged in my bi-direction converter through the firewire and the computer detected it no problem. However when I plugged the firewire from the camera into the converter, it wasen't picking it up. I'm wondering if the cable I have is no good. There's also another wierd thing I've notived. I'm using a Pyro 1394 DV capture card. It has to two slots to hook up a firewire cable. If I plug something into the right slot, it works normally (except for the camera of course). If I plug something into the left slot, my computer freezes. As soon as I pull the firewire out or turn off the camera, the computer shuts down. Ever hear of anything like this? What could be causing these problems? Thanks

August 4th, 2004, 03:58 PM	#7
Tommy Haupfear Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 1,415	I would try another Windows XP/2000 PC with a different firewire cable. Lets hope its not a cam problem!

August 6th, 2004, 12:17 AM	#8
Deniz Turkmen Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: CA Posts: 166	I just recieved a dual 2.5 G5 and tried the camera on it. It still isn't being detected, so I guess it has to be the camera itself, which isn't cool because I just bought it a few months ago and haven't used it for anything other than watching a tape here and there.