Hi,

This was my first attempt.

I simply connected my Sony cam to my laptop.
Used the USB port.
(dont have a fire wire card)

Cam was switched ON and in play back mode.

Started Movie Maker and executed File->Capture video

It gave an error- "A video capture device was not
detected. verify the device is turned on and connected
properly and try again"

I know i am missing some thing but what ?
Do I have to install my cam in "New Hardware" in Control
Panel or something ?

thks

My OS: WindowsXP professional.
Service pack 1

Laptop - IBM Think pad

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>This was my first attempt.
>
>I simply connected my Sony cam to my laptop.
>Used the USB port.
>(dont have a fire wire card)
>
>Cam was switched ON and in play back mode.
>
>Started Movie Maker and executed File->Capture video
>
>It gave an error- "A video capture device was not
>detected. verify the device is turned on and connected
>properly and try again"
>
>I know i am missing some thing but what ?
>Do I have to install my cam in "New Hardware" in Control
>Panel or something ?
>
>thks
>
>.
>

You must connect your cam to your laptop using the Firewire interface (which
should be indicated on your laptop by either 1394 or IEEE1394). Most modern
laptops come with this interface, and usually the 4-pin version (like the
one on the camcorder) so you'd need a 4-pin to 4-pin firewire cable.

Once you've done this then MM2 will detect your camcorder straight away.

Jake

"Jeevan-S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:08a301c3faee$a93a5a40$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> This was my first attempt.
>
> I simply connected my Sony cam to my laptop.
> Used the USB port.
> (dont have a fire wire card)
>
> Cam was switched ON and in play back mode.
>
> Started Movie Maker and executed File->Capture video
>
> It gave an error- "A video capture device was not
> detected. verify the device is turned on and connected
> properly and try again"
>
> I know i am missing some thing but what ?
> Do I have to install my cam in "New Hardware" in Control
> Panel or something ?
>
> thks
>

Thats just it.

I dont want to invest in a firewire card.

when I have a USB port.

(USB 2.0 and FireWire speeds are comaprable, 480Mbps v/s
400 Mbps)

>-----Original Message-----
>You must connect your cam to your laptop using the
Firewire interface (which
>should be indicated on your laptop by either 1394 or
IEEE1394). Most modern
>laptops come with this interface, and usually the 4-pin
version (like the
>one on the camcorder) so you'd need a 4-pin to 4-pin
firewire cable.
>
>Once you've done this then MM2 will detect your camcorder
straight away.
>
>Jake
>
>"Jeevan-S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:08a301c3faee$a93a5a40$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> This was my first attempt.
>>
>> I simply connected my Sony cam to my laptop.
>> Used the USB port.
>> (dont have a fire wire card)
>>
>> Cam was switched ON and in play back mode.
>>
>> Started Movie Maker and executed File->Capture video
>>
>> It gave an error- "A video capture device was not
>> detected. verify the device is turned on and connected
>> properly and try again"
>>
>> I know i am missing some thing but what ?
>> Do I have to install my cam in "New Hardware" in Control
>> Panel or something ?
>>
>> thks

The Sony camera won't output DV through the USB port, only through the
Firewire port. It will only output stills and video stored on the memory
stick via USB.

Jake


"Jeevan-S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:07a001c3faf4$376fbda0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thats just it.
>
> I dont want to invest in a firewire card.
>
> when I have a USB port.
>
> (USB 2.0 and FireWire speeds are comaprable, 480Mbps v/s
> 400 Mbps)
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >You must connect your cam to your laptop using the
> Firewire interface (which
> >should be indicated on your laptop by either 1394 or
> IEEE1394). Most modern
> >laptops come with this interface, and usually the 4-pin
> version (like the
> >one on the camcorder) so you'd need a 4-pin to 4-pin
> firewire cable.
> >
> >Once you've done this then MM2 will detect your camcorder
> straight away.
> >
> >Jake
> >
> >"Jeevan-S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
> >news:08a301c3faee$a93a5a40$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> This was my first attempt.
> >>
> >> I simply connected my Sony cam to my laptop.
> >> Used the USB port.
> >> (dont have a fire wire card)
> >>
> >> Cam was switched ON and in play back mode.
> >>
> >> Started Movie Maker and executed File->Capture video
> >>
> >> It gave an error- "A video capture device was not
> >> detected. verify the device is turned on and connected
> >> properly and try again"
> >>
> >> I know i am missing some thing but what ?
> >> Do I have to install my cam in "New Hardware" in Control
> >> Panel or something ?
> >>
> >> thks
>

In article <e$vfpav#(E-Mail Removed)>,
jake@~nospam`.jake.org.uk says...
> "Jeevan-S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:07a001c3faf4$376fbda0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thats just it.
> >
> > I dont want to invest in a firewire card.
> >
> > when I have a USB port.
> >
> > (USB 2.0 and FireWire speeds are comaprable, 480Mbps v/s
> > 400 Mbps)
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >You must connect your cam to your laptop using the
> > Firewire interface (which
> > >should be indicated on your laptop by either 1394 or
> > IEEE1394). Most modern
> > >laptops come with this interface, and usually the 4-pin
> > version (like the
> > >one on the camcorder) so you'd need a 4-pin to 4-pin
> > firewire cable.
> > >
> > >Once you've done this then MM2 will detect your camcorder
> > straight away.
> > >
> > >Jake
> > >
> > >"Jeevan-S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> > message
> > >news:08a301c3faee$a93a5a40$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> This was my first attempt.
> > >>
> > >> I simply connected my Sony cam to my laptop.
> > >> Used the USB port.
> > >> (dont have a fire wire card)
> > >>
> > >> Cam was switched ON and in play back mode.
> > >>
> > >> Started Movie Maker and executed File->Capture video
> > >>
> > >> It gave an error- "A video capture device was not
> > >> detected. verify the device is turned on and connected
> > >> properly and try again"
> > >>
> > >> I know i am missing some thing but what ?
> > >> Do I have to install my cam in "New Hardware" in Control
> > >> Panel or something ?

> The Sony camera won't output DV through the USB port, only through the
> Firewire port. It will only output stills and video stored on the memory
> stick via USB.

Not DV, no, but some of them can output video via USB, at a reduced
quality, of course. I note that the OP was careful to omit one
particularly useful bit of information: the camera model.

--
Hywel I do not eat quiche
http://kibo.org.uk/
http://kibo.org.uk/mfaq.php

Sorry,

My cam is a Sony DCRTRV22 (video recorded on a MiniDV in
Digital-8 mode)
Has USB and DV ports.

thks

>Not DV, no, but some of them can output video via USB, at
a reduced
>quality, of course. I note that the OP was careful to
omit one
>particularly useful bit of information: the camera model.
>

>-----Original Message-----
>In article <e$vfpav#(E-Mail Removed)>,
>jake@~nospam`.jake.org.uk says...
>> "Jeevan-S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in message
>> news:07a001c3faf4$376fbda0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Thats just it.
>> >
>> > I dont want to invest in a firewire card.
>> >
>> > when I have a USB port.
>> >
>> > (USB 2.0 and FireWire speeds are comaprable, 480Mbps
v/s
>> > 400 Mbps)
>> >
>> > >-----Original Message-----
>> > >You must connect your cam to your laptop using the
>> > Firewire interface (which
>> > >should be indicated on your laptop by either 1394 or
>> > IEEE1394). Most modern
>> > >laptops come with this interface, and usually the 4-
pin
>> > version (like the
>> > >one on the camcorder) so you'd need a 4-pin to 4-pin
>> > firewire cable.
>> > >
>> > >Once you've done this then MM2 will detect your
camcorder
>> > straight away.
>> > >
>> > >Jake
>> > >
>> > >"Jeevan-S" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in
>> > message
>> > >news:08a301c3faee$a93a5a40$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > >> Hi,
>> > >>
>> > >> This was my first attempt.
>> > >>
>> > >> I simply connected my Sony cam to my laptop.
>> > >> Used the USB port.
>> > >> (dont have a fire wire card)
>> > >>
>> > >> Cam was switched ON and in play back mode.
>> > >>
>> > >> Started Movie Maker and executed File->Capture
video
>> > >>
>> > >> It gave an error- "A video capture device was not
>> > >> detected. verify the device is turned on and
connected
>> > >> properly and try again"
>> > >>
>> > >> I know i am missing some thing but what ?
>> > >> Do I have to install my cam in "New Hardware" in
Control
>> > >> Panel or something ?
>
>> The Sony camera won't output DV through the USB port,
only through the
>> Firewire port. It will only output stills and video
stored on the memory
>> stick via USB.
>

In article <0a7301c3fb09$5edee810$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> >Not DV, no, but some of them can output video via USB, at
> a reduced
> >quality, of course. I note that the OP was careful to
> omit one
> >particularly useful bit of information: the camera model.

> Sorry,
>
> My cam is a Sony DCRTRV22 (video recorded on a MiniDV in
> Digital-8 mode)
> Has USB and DV ports.

Download the USB Driver from Sony.

--
Hywel I do not eat quiche
http://kibo.org.uk/
http://kibo.org.uk/mfaq.php

i am getting the same thing with my sony cam and dont no wat to do either