camera compatibility issue

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camera compatibility issue

Is there a work around for Sony DV camera compatibility? I have searched high and low with no luck. Camera not recognized when cannected with firewire800.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Sep 17, 2013 9:14 AM

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Klaus1

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Sep 17, 2013 9:48 AM in response to Drydiver63

Have you set the camera to playback mode?

What camera is it?

iMovie 11 - cameras supported:

http://help.apple.com/imovie/cameras/en/index.html?lang=en_US

iMovie 9 - cameras supported:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3290?viewlocale=en_US

iMovie 8 Camcorders supported:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1014

Digital camera RAW formats supported by OS X Lion:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4757?viewlocale=en_US

Digital camera RAW formats supported by OS X Snow Leopard:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3825?viewlocale=en_US

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Answer 2

EZ Jim

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Sep 17, 2013 10:08 AM in response to Drydiver63

[EDIT] Regards, Klaus. My slow typing speed got me again. 😉 Will leave this in case it migh thelp. [END EDIT]

Drydiver63 wrote: Is there a work around for Sony DV camera compatibility?....

Probably not if your camera's user manual or Apple's list of iMovie '11 Supported Cameras doesn't show your Sony DV's model number.

All of my Sony Digital cameras work with my Mac, but there have been some Sony DVs (called "micro-DV" as I recall) that were not Mac compatible. You may simply have a bad cable, adapter, or connector. If you think yours should be Mac compatible, perhaps you will find some help in iMovie '08 or later: Cannot see or control camera.

Message was edited by: EZ Ji m

Mac OSX 10.8.5

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