[SOLVED] Canon xl1s

[taters12]

I connect my canon xl1s to my Imac, but the computer dosesn't reconize it. The camera does say DV in.

 

[strangestranger]

Does any software come with the camera and is it support macs?

 

[taters12]

No software comes with the camera, and its suppose to work with a mac according to canon

 

[strangestranger]

Which port are you connecting with? Is it firewire?

Does the prot work with other devices?

Perhaps switching it on and off may help while connected to the comp or perhaps try restarting the comp with the device attached.

 

[daship]

DV in is for hooking to a TV for viewing. You need to use USB or firewire and it will work perfect. If not you will need software from cannon thats Mac compatible.

 

[wildwell]

You cannot use USB to connect your camera. Your XL1s must be connected via firewire.

You will need a firewire cable with a 4-pin on one end and a 6-pin or 9-pin (if you have an FW800 iMac) on the other. The cable doesn't come with the camera or computer and must be purchased separately. Connect the camera and turn it on in the playback mode with a tape inside.

The camera doesn't just pop up on your desktop. You will use your NLE (video editing) software to control the camera. You might try starting with iMovie since it's probably already on your computer and very straight forward to use. Any DV NLE, professional or consumer, will be compatible with your XL1s.

If your editing software doesn't recognize the camera, then you probably have a bad firewire cable, a bad port on either the camera or the computer, or aren't using the right connections (ie. USB).