Help with transfering video to computer?

Question

I have a JVC digital video camera and it's a model GR-D270. I've had the camera for two years and forgot about it until recently. I want to do some filming with it, but when I plug the USB cord into the camera and then the computer, the computer doesn't recognize that the camera is there. What I want to know is, is this a problem with the USB cord or is there some setting/function I have to set on the camera or something that I don't know about? Any help or advice would be most appriciated.

Answer 1

A person with a similar problem found this helpful:

http://www.fixya.com/support/t151349-jvc...

Answer 2

If you have a mini dv (cassette) camcorder….

Your dv camcorder needs a firewire connection (ieee 1394) in order to download video, your PC probably did not come with a firewire port, so you will have to buy one and install it, since most computers (except possibly brand new) don't come with a firewire port, your camcorder did not come with a firewire cord so you have to purchase a cord too. Your camcorder did come with a USB cord and that is used for downloading stills from your camcorder. Make sure your camera is in playback mode.

Answer 3

When you plug it in you have to turn the device on. Have you looked in "My Computer" to see if it is there?

Answer 4

You'll need to download the USB driver from JVC.  Without that driver it won't recognize the camera nor will it transfer the video at the proper sync rate.

Answer 5

take the memory card out and plug it into the computer and go to my computer and click on all the drives until u find it