Canon Optura cant be seen by computer

1. dozdog
   Member

   

   I have both Mac ( @ 10.6) and PC (XP) available and have tried to hook up 1394 Firewire to dump tape into a computer.  I have tried both Mac IMovie and PC Windows Movie Maker software.

   However, the computer(s) can't see the camera. The cable is 4-pin on the camera end.  The manual shows a camera to camera connection but im not interested in that.

   I have successfully dumped tape directly to my DVD recorder, so I think the cable and camera connector are working OK.

   It seems that if the Canon will dump to the DVD that it should also work with the computer(s)?

   Any help will be greatly appreciated.

   Posted 1 year ago #

2. XTR-91
   Member

   

   Check the manual.  If the camera could go to computer in that way, it would probably say so in the manual.  "DV" output (1394) on most devices is usually an output for streaming only, though it could be different on your model.

    

   USB should allow direct interface with your camera.

   Posted 1 year ago #

3. neilrussell
   Member

   

    The early Opturas didn't have USB. They relied on the 1394 port to transfer video from tape to hard drive.

   I had a situation where the Optura had been talking to my PC via the firewire (4 pin to 4 pin) with no difficulty and suddenly stopped. "DV in" showed on the camera's monitor but I couldn't get my software (an old version of Vegas called Video Explosion) to recognize it.

   By chance I had purchased another firewire cable and when I tried it in place of the one I had been using, the problem was miraculously solved.

   That may not necessarily be the issue here, but if you have another cable it couldn't hurt to try

   If government is the answer, the question must have been WTF?

   Posted 1 year ago #

4. XTR-91
   Member

   

   I guess that I was thinking it was a DSLR cam... Optura struck me as some kind of lens name that they would be boasting on a Canon DSLR.

    

   You should make sure that the camcorder's Firewire port is set to output.  If you're capturing "DV", that the "DV" option is set to output, or if you're capturing "HDV", that the "HDV" option is set to output.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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