Firewire problem or video camera?

[netsidedeveloper]

Hi, I have installed a firewire card so that I can connect my Sharp miniDV camera and get the videos off of my camera. The problem is that I can't. When the camera is plugged in and turned on, XP doesn't recognise the camera at all. It recognised it once and then it disappeared. Can someone please help !!

 

[Softus]

Have you installed any software for the camera interface? If so, did you install the software before connecting the camera?

 

[kendor]

Also have you unplugged the camera whilst switched on? Firewire is very susceptible to damage this way, you must connect/disconnect with PC and camera off first.

 

[confidentincompetent]

sorry for bringing up old post but this is same problem I have. I put a pci card in (cheap one ) connected camera all ok. Next time I put firewire cable into p/c It went in wrong way round very easily as female socket on pci card is very soft, as I discovered when I looked behind the jumble of cables at back of p/c . Obviously fried something sooo!! Thought this might be a warning to newbies like me to double check when connecting firewire.