Can't capture from a SONY HVR-Z7U

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Can't capture from a SONY HVR-Z7U

I have been trying to get final cut pro to recognize the HVR-Z7U camera with no luck. I have tried multiple easy setup options. I believe the correct one would be the HDV 1080i60 basic firewire but I'm not seeing any video at all. I checked that the menu settings on the camera are set to HDV, and that the Downconversion is off on the ilink menu. I have tried switching to a different Z7U camera, a different mac, a different editing system (AVID), and a different tape. I switched to DV settings and was able to get some audio out, but I can't get communication between the editing system and the camera no matter what.

FCP 7.0.2

Any ideas?
Thanks so much!

macbook pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Jul 7, 2010 8:34 AM

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Jul 7, 2010 8:46 AM in response to shugahshugah

Could try this!

- Try a different Firewire port.

- Make sure the camera is in the correct iLink mode, the Sony will either be set to DV or HDV. Make sure its set to HDV.

- Close the project then go back to the easy set up then create new project.

Regards,
SJ

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Jul 7, 2010 8:59 AM in response to OmegaProductions

I only have one firewire port on the macbook pro. I have a firewire card that gives me 2 other ports, but my understanding is that you need the camera to go in direct and not through a card. The camera is def set to HDV.

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