Sony camcorder mini DV question?

Question

i bought a a firewire port and installed it on my computer, plugged my camera into it, the video camera screen said "dv in" on the LCD screen, i opened windows movie maker and slected "capture video from device" and an error message popped up saying "a video capture device was not detected" even though its connected, i tried the software program that came with the device driver but it said the same thing...10 points to the 1st person who can tell me an answer that HELPS!!

Answer 1

You need to install or update the camera drivers. Have you tried the Sony support site?? They have tutorials & live help. Follow the link below>>>>>>>>>>>

Answer 2

Is the camcorder set to play?  I'd expect the screen to be showing DV Out, not DV In.