Lost files with camcorder everio gz-hd7

There are extensive instructions for copying and backing up your files to your computer at this link:
http://resources.jvc.com/Resources/00/00/89/LYT1734-001A.pdf

Hope this has helped you.
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How can I capture from the camera via firewire?

You don't need the disc. Buy Corel's latest videostudio x2 for editing. To extract the video files from camera just plug into computer with USB cable and search the camera for files.

try this
function-WB-MWB-then hold joystick untill it gose back to menu

import tod to final cut express after converting tod to mp4, mov, or dv, m4v video.

Once you have formatted the disc, all data is lost

Hey Brett, unfortunately FCP and iMovie are looking for a device over Firewire or a capture card (whichever you have set up). The driver off of the disk is actually quite useless under any Mac Os 10. Video editing programs unless older or PC based rarely use USB for video transfer hence why none of the apps are locating the camera. Unfortunately you'll have to transfer the files via USB as data and use a program like MPEGStreamclip to transcode them to a file format those programs will understand. JVC has released updated software but it seems to do nothing at all. I hope this helps.
P.S. you may need the MPEG 2 Codec to do the conversions wether you're using MPEGStreamclip or another application.
Ciza

JVC Software web site might help you to get required software.

I can't file media file
thnax

You should be getting .tod files, not .mov files. The resulting files are of the type MOVxxx.tod, where xxx is a hexidecimal number. You then convert the .tod files (for PC's only) to .mpg files with the Cyberlink PowerDirector software that came with your camera (on the CD).

Hope this helps.