Canon MV600i Capture Problems

[AP]

Have a Toshiba A25 Win XP Pro 40GB Hard Drive (38GB free)
520MB RAM P4 2.66 Ghz Processor Laptop. Have recently
purchased Canon MV600i Digital video but when trying to
capture video from camera to Laptop capture starts but
then stops after a short period. Repeated attempts have
same problem but doesnt always stop at the same place. Am
using a PCMCIA card for firewire (Belkin). Have tried
doing same through older laptop with Windows 98 and it
works fine. Have tried another DV Camera of same model
and make with A25 laptop but problem persists. Have tried
another Belkin Firewire card with A25 Laptop but no luck
either. Have also tried using Win Movie Maker, software
taht came with camera and vido software that came with
Belkin firewire card but have same problem with all
software. Can anyone suggest where the problem lies?????

 

[Robert Scott McDonald]

Have a Toshiba A25 Win XP Pro 40GB Hard Drive (38GB free)
520MB RAM P4 2.66 Ghz Processor Laptop. Have recently
purchased Canon MV600i Digital video but when trying to
capture video from camera to Laptop capture starts but
then stops after a short period. Repeated attempts have
same problem but doesnt always stop at the same place. Am
using a PCMCIA card for firewire (Belkin). Have tried
doing same through older laptop with Windows 98 and it
works fine. Have tried another DV Camera of same model
and make with A25 laptop but problem persists. Have tried
another Belkin Firewire card with A25 Laptop but no luck
either. Have also tried using Win Movie Maker, software
taht came with camera and vido software that came with
Belkin firewire card but have same problem with all
software. Can anyone suggest where the problem lies?????

Could it be power management?

 

[Guest]

Thanks Robert but not sure what you mean. Both Laptop and Canon camera are being powered by 240V. Don't believe I need to change any power settings on my laptop but if you had anything more specific in mind I would be willing to give it a try.