Mac will not recognise camera

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Mac will not recognise camera

Hello

Just got a new Macbook Pro, 13inch. We want to use it to edit films but so far we cannot get the Mac to recognise the video camera. The camera is a Canon xm1 mini dv and it is connected with a firewire. When we plugged it in it does not even appear in the finder and Adobe Premiere does not recognise it either.... Any ideas?

Posted on Dec 4, 2010 4:12 AM

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sig

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Dec 4, 2010 4:59 AM in response to DanBarron

Try the Canon web site for a driver. Try the Canon web site for support.

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Dec 4, 2010 6:49 AM in response to DanBarron

Thanks, I looked on the Canon website and there are no drivers available for this model, or the newer version, however it does say that it should be able to be supported on the mac...

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Dec 4, 2010 7:35 AM in response to DanBarron

Is the camera in playback mode? If you run the System Profiler does it see the camera as being attached? Anything else connected to the Firewire bus? Are you using any adapters or hubs?

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Dec 4, 2010 8:03 AM in response to DaddyPaycheck

Hi, thanks for the help,

The camera is in playback mode, I cannot see anything to do with the camera in the System Profiler at all and the camera is the only thing connected to the firewire bus. The only other thing plugged into the computer is an external hard drive.

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Dec 4, 2010 9:14 AM in response to DanBarron

Contact Canon.

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DanBarron Author

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Dec 4, 2010 2:09 PM in response to sig

ok thanks I will try that

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Feb 20, 2011 11:01 AM in response to DanBarron

Just bought a Dlink DCS-930L network camera and despite the fact that the packing claims to support MAC OSX. The camera cannot be configured on a wireless network. Anybody have similar experience?

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Feb 20, 2011 2:26 PM in response to sharkman100

Hi,

I found This

It suggests windows users as well have issues with connecting to a WiFi unit that is broadcasting a SSDI name with spaces in it:-

It may be a bit hard to see in this screenshot, but the SSID field reads Time, whereas back in Figure 3, you can see that the correct SSID for my Time Capsule basestation is Time after Time. Evidently the D-Link Wizard doesn't correctly handle SSIDs with blanks. Once I corrected the SSID using the browser interface, I was online wirelessly.

It also pint out the Install CD is Windows only

10:26 PM Sunday; February 20, 2011

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ajcamm

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May 9, 2011 10:05 AM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

I just bought this webcam as well, and there is a Mac version of the setup guide on http://www.mydlink.com

I set it up without issues, and keep in mind that after you set it up, it doesn't need a computer to work.

I am stuck on another issue now - I am using a Time Capsule at home and would like to enable UPnP to eliminate the time limit imposed when viewing the video. I found out how to do this (Port Forwarding), but I don't know the specifics for the DCS-930L...

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May 9, 2011 10:40 AM in response to ajcamm

ajcamm

Your post here is different from the original topic of discussion. It's generally better to start your own Topic, rather than adding onto an existing one ="Threadjacking."

Please start a new topic about your issue so it can receive more focused attention.

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ajcamm

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May 9, 2011 10:51 AM in response to Baby-Boomer-USofA

I was answering a question asked by sharkman...then posted my related issue.

Thanks.

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May 9, 2011 11:00 AM in response to ajcamm

ajcamm wrote:

I was answering a question asked by sharkman...then posted my related issue.

Thanks.

Thread has been dead since 2/11 (no responses). Reason why it would be wise for you to start a new discussion. Your post is buried in a dead thread.

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