[Wylug-help] New camcorder with usb2 transfer

[Anne Wilson]

On Tuesday 23 January 2007 10:39, James Holden wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 07:49:11PM +0000, Anne Wilson wrote:
> [snip]
>
> > >   - What appears in dmesg when you plug the camcorder in via usb.
> > > Taking the output and googling that, or maybe the output of lsusb
> > > would give you more pointers.
> >
> > Nothing in dmesg and nothing in messages.
>
> ....then it's probably not in the right mode to do the transfer, ie:
> it's not talking USB at all.
>
That was my conclusion.

> Even if it was totally unsupported, you'd still get something along the
> lines of "unknown device" in dmesg.
>
> > >   - Posting model numbers of the camcorder might get you more
> > > specific info from the group.
> >
> > Sony DCR-HC35E.  So far I've found no mention of linux compatibility. 
> > Sony provide usb drivers for windows and mac.  I've got so used to
> > anything usb that's over 6 months old being supported in linux that this
> > has come as a bit of a shock.  Unlike some other classes of devices I
> > never thought to check a compatibility list before buying.  I'd hate to
> > think that I have to use windows to do this - I do have a dual-boot
> > laptop if necessary - but I may be beaten, this time.
>
> A bit of googling suggests that it's not going to work, though. Worse
> still, you're not likely to get as good results with USB2 as with
> Firewire even if you resort to Windows. USB wasn't really designed for
> video - Firewire was.
>
> It seems pretty daft that it doesn't have Firewire - my Sony digital 8
> camcorder does, and it works beautifully with Linux. True plug and play
> - connect it up, fire up Kino and grab away.
>
It does have firewire.  My hazy memory caused me to forget that ilink and 
firewire were the same beast, and I didn't recognise the connector, having 
only ever seen the standard sized firewire connectors before.  I thought it 
was some proprietary interface - though I should have realised that if it was 
they would have had to provide the cable for it.

Thanks for answering.

Anne
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