Pro Doesn't recognize Panasonic PV-GS250

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Pro Doesn't recognize Panasonic PV-GS250

I want to import movies created on my 3-chip Panasonic PV-GS250, but the MBP won't recognize the camcorder. No, it does not have firewire, but surely there must be a way using the USB cable! I don't want to spend hundreds more $$ for a new camera.

Solution anyone?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Aug 17, 2007 4:31 AM

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Aug 17, 2007 5:30 AM in response to RayPell

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No, it does not have firewire

Ummmm...it most certainly does!! And the FireWire connection is the best for digital video (USB can drop frames, FireWire won't). Admittedly, it's not called "FireWire" by Panasonic. You'll see terms like DV-Link, IEEE1394, etc. All are FireWire. All you need is a 4-pin-to-6-pin FireWire cable, plug the 4-pin (smaller end) into the camera (the port is marked DV), and the 6-pin end into your Mac. The camcorder should be set to playback mode not PC mode (and *this is important*, since in PC mode iMovie will see the camcorder but give a connection error, but with the camcorder in playback iMovie should detect it and control it - at least, it does for my PV-GS35).

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