So far, I have tried 3 different Sony camcorders with
3 different laptops and my own PC which has a Firewire
card, no joy. No video out. Tried different leads, different
programs, nothing. I have seen some forums which give
dire warnings about Sony camcorders, and the likelihood of
"blowing" the firewire ports on the cameras very easily.
This sounds fairly nonsensical to me.
So, if I apply a scope to the iLink port on the camera, what
should I see if it were working? Will a scope give any reliable
indication that the port is working?

Just a thought-without dragging my Sonys out...I think you have to
enable the ILink port in Menu...
JR
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gonzo wrote:
So far, I have tried 3 different Sony camcorders with
3 different laptops and my own PC which has a Firewire
card, no joy. No video out. Tried different leads, different
programs, nothing. I have seen some forums which give
dire warnings about Sony camcorders, and the likelihood of
"blowing" the firewire ports on the cameras very easily.
This sounds fairly nonsensical to me.
So, if I apply a scope to the iLink port on the camera, what
should I see if it were working? Will a scope give any reliable
indication that the port is working?




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On Jan 11, 5:27*pm, "gonzo" wrote:
So far, I have tried 3 different Sony camcorders with
3 different laptops and my own PC which has a Firewire
card, no joy. No video out....
So, if I apply a scope to the iLink port on the camera, what
should I see if it were working? Will a scope give any reliable
indication that the port is working?

Yes, but that port has 400 MHz data, it won't be visible on
just ANY 'scope. Better to try plugging into a Macintosh (and
if iMovie shows video, you know it's only a software issue).