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Tekedo
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Tekedo asked in Consumer ElectronicsCamcorders · 1 decade ago

Canon HV20 Camcorder keeps crashing my computer?

Hello, i have owned a Canon HV20 for a while, and for the last year or so, when i attempt to capture video through the DV out of the camera into a firewire port into my computer, the system crashes, usually completely freezing up, the only fix being to manually turn off the computer and restart.

This isn't a problem with the program, because the symptoms are universal. I have tried Sony Vegas Pro 9, Premiere Pro CS4, and even HDV Split, with the same symptom.

I do not have $1,700.00 for a MiniDV Capture deck, and i need HD capability as well as 24p capable.

How do i fix this, or what is generally cheap that could help me out?

the camera has no driver updates for my OS (Vista HP)

Thanks

-Tek

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  • 1 decade ago
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    If you have a small hard drive, or your hard drive is less than say 50% free and if you don't have much memory then that can cause this problem. Editing programs are resource hogs.

  • 1 decade ago

    There won't be any driver updates for the camcorder because they're part of the OS, though you could see if HP have published any. At a guess I'd look at the Firewire card - see if you can borrow a replacement. If there's no alternative, a new one shouldn't cost more than a few £/$.

  • 5 years ago

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