[MacDV] Missing Firewire

[Peter van der Linden]

1.  Do other devices work when plugged in to that port?
      If so, the problem is in the camera.

2.  Can you read the camera's memory card if you take it out of the 
camera
      and plug it into a USB card reader?
      If no, the problem is with the memory card.
      If yes, the problem is with the camera.

3.  You should double check all the obvious things too - camera has
      charged battery, camera is set to the "upload" setting, cable is 
plugged in right, etc


Since you've tried several cables and two computers, the problem is 
almost certainly with the camera.


On Nov 16, 2003, at 5:48 AM, Romondo Davis wrote:

> On both my machines, TiBook and G4 Tower, using FPC 3, my Canon GL2 
> can not be recognized. The message on starting FCP is:
>
> 	Unable to locate external video device:
>
> 	Apple FireWire NTSC (720 x 480)
>
> In Log and Capture mode, same deal -- I get, "Unable to initialize 
> video deck." It's like my camera isn't connected or turned on, but it 
> really is.
>
> Under Audio and Video settings, under the summary tab, the External 
> Video setting shows "[Missing] Apple Firewire NTSC..."
>
> My Canon Elura works fine on these machines, but this GL2 seems to 
> have some sort of internal problem. Oh, and it's not the cable, I've 
> tried three different ones.
>
> Has anyone experienced anything like this? Is there some setting I 
> have wrong on my camera? I hope that's it -- I really don't want to 
> send it in for service.