MacBook not recognizing canon hv30 camera

[tjespo22]

Hey so my little brother got a MacBook for Christmas and is trying to connect his camera to it but it won't see it. He is using a USB obviously because the MacBook does not have FireWire.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[r.j.s]

It won't recognize it.

You need to capture using FW.

 

[tjespo22]

So there is now way to get his computer to work with this camera?

 

[r.j.s]

So there is now way to get his computer to work with this camera?

AFAIK, there is no way to capture from that camera through USB.

 

[xStep]

Bloody Apple! I really wish they'd stop messing around with removing Firewire.

 

[CaptainChunk]

Yeah, unfortunately he's out of luck. The USB port on the HV30 is strictly for offloading still photos stored on a miniSD card.

There's no way to add FW functionality to a base MacBook.

Though it may or may not be financially feasible for your brother, Apple should be able to offer an exchange up to a 13" MBP (which does have FW) for the price difference.

 

[matteusclement]

pinnicle movie box

here is a link
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=681368&Q=&is=REG&A=details

i was looking at one of these a while ago but never got around to it.
might be worth a go.

 

[xStep]

here is a link
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=681368&Q=&is=REG&A=details

i was looking at one of these a while ago but never got around to it.
might be worth a go.

That doesn't look reasonable for a Mac users. The system requirements are; Windows 7, Windows Vista (SP2),Windows XP (SP3).

Also, it isn't clear to me that you can import HD material from an HDV camera into a friendly HD editing format. I wonder what the file format & codec of the file would be.

 

[matteusclement]

I dont know where I read it but I am sure that it works with mac osx.
maybe not on that site, but somewhere.

and you're right, does it work in HD and what codec?
It was just a suggestion.

 

[aceventura]

I just got the VIXIA HF 30 for Xmas. Thanks Santa!! What I did was load using the USB cable. I first opened iMovie (09) and had the usb and camera connected then turned on my camera. I forgot what the prompt said but I remember touching the icon to the bottom right screen. I was able to download and make a youtube review on this camera. You can see my mac in the background!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCh5zXR8IjE

 

[yoak]

I just got the VIXIA HF 30 for Xmas. Thanks Santa!! What I did was load using the USB cable. I first opened iMovie (09) and had the usb and camera connected then turned on my camera. I forgot what the prompt said but I remember touching the icon to the bottom right screen. I was able to download and make a youtube review on this camera. You can see my mac in the background!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCh5zXR8IjE

Different camera my friend. The HV30 is a tape based HDV camera. You need FW to capture from it

 

[JuiceyJuice]

I have an HV40 and I do use FW to transfer over HD video, but I know with mine you can use USB to transfer over SD video. You would think it would be the same for the HV30.