antifnsocial 0 #1 June 9, 2009 I recently videotaped something for a class on a Canon zr850 1000x and realize that no one I know has a driver for the thing. I can't seem to find it on the canon driver site. Its very important research. I screwed the pooch on this one.... Can ANYONE help me? You can have my first born child when I have it and my undying gratitude. (Which I don't often give...) Please! Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #2 June 9, 2009 I've never seen firewire drivers specific to the camera. If it's also a USB connector, those are typically for the stills transfer...at least from my experience. The firewire connection works with movie/video software and is not dependent on the device itself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #3 June 9, 2009 You don't need a driver for it, all firewire camera's can use the same base driver set. You just need to plug the camera in to the computer using the firewire and it will pick it up and you can import the video via any video editing program.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antifnsocial 0 #4 June 9, 2009 I have the DV connector. My computer is not recognizing it at all.Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #5 June 9, 2009 use the firewire, not the pure video connections meant for the TV. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #6 June 9, 2009 You may need to put the camera in VCR mode with it plugged in via the firewire in order for it to detect. Some cameras need plugged into AC power at the same time to detect and work with the computer.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thomas_crowe 0 #7 June 9, 2009 What OS are you running? Are any other firewire devices recognized on the computer? Just to make sure you are going firewire to firewire from the camcorder to the computer and not firewire to USB (which is available and would require a driver).Thomas Crowe, NRP Nationally Registered Paramedic Red Hat Linux Geek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antifnsocial 0 #8 June 9, 2009 The school is still Windows XP and I can't bring the thing home because of compliance rules.Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antifnsocial 0 #9 June 9, 2009 QuoteYou may need to put the camera in VCR mode with it plugged in via the firewire in order for it to detect. Some cameras need plugged into AC power at the same time to detect and work with the computer. We're trying this now. Thanks.Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #10 June 9, 2009 you're going to need the firewire, unless you have a video capture card, the video outputs are not going to do anything for you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
