I have never heard of these problems when using firewire, nor, using any of my 3 MiniDV tape cameras using Vegas Sony 10 through 13. I suspect this being a computer, rather than software problem. It may also be how you hook your camera to the computer. What you describe sounds like you using a USB device to transfer, which is a mistake.
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