Canon hv 40 cannot import video to the computer

Hi, the Videos can be imported directly by connecting the Camcorder to the USB port of the Computer.

Windows 7 directly imports the Video from the Camcorder, if the Camcorder is not detected in the computer then it requires Drivers which will be available from the Camcorder manufacturer website.

The imported Videos can be edited with Windows Movie Maker application which is pre-installed with Windows 7.

You can also try these top 5 free Video Editors mentioned in the below link:

http://www.desktop-video-guide.com/top-5-free-video-editing-software-review.html

Please check the driver and firewire for malfunction and reinstall / replace them if needed.
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Instructions:

1. Connect an i.LINK (firewire) cable (also known as IEEE 1394) to the i.LINK port on the digital camcorder.
2. Connect the other end of the i.LINK cable to the computer. NOTE: The computer i.LINK ports and capture cards may have either 4-pin or 6-pin connections. If your computer only has a 6-pin i.LINK port, then it will be necessary to use a 4-pin to 6-pin i.LINK cable.
   
3. Turn on the digital camcorder by moving the POWER switch to the VTR position.
4. Cue the camcorder tape to the beginning of the video footage.
5. Turn on the computer. Your computer should recognize your camcorder and automatically install the needed driver.
6. Start the video capture software on the computer.
7. Begin playing the recorded video in the camcorder.
8. Begin importing the video with the capture software. It should now be possible to copy the video using the video capture software if the computer hardware and software are configured correctly.

Hope this has helped you.
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Hey, I got the same problem. Did you find a solution?

Hello, you can find the official service manuals for the canon in the below links, i had bought hv30 and the manual is great
HV30 Service manual:
http://goo.gl/WibRy
HV20 Service manual:
http://goo.gl/4kkHS
and if you need other service manuals you can search for them here
http://ebookswizard.tradebit.com
Hope it helps.

do yuo have an external hard drive connected...that will interfere with the connection sometimes, hdv/dv should appear in solid whilte letters unders stereo1 in the lcd on the camcorder screen, and what version of vista is it and is the firewire cable plugging directly into the pc...if it doesnt work in one port try another in different location on it.

Hi!

You can import videos from your camcorder to your PC using a DV cable. Check this page from the user guide of your camcorder.




Basically, you need a firewire port and a DV cable. Most computers (new ones) already have firewire ports (or 1394 ports).


I hope that helps.

Good luck and have a nice day!

This camcorder uses USB for pictures only. To access pictures, plug in USB cable, set the camcorder to Play and to Memory Card.

To transfer video you need a firewire cable and card. Actual cable will depend on connection your computer has, typically it will be something like this: FireWire_cables.jpg

Additionally, to transfer video you will need a video capture software and codecs, unless the software has the codecs (Nero does). Unfortunately all free video editing software I tried was unable to deal with HD. I had various levels of success with Windows Movie Makver, Ulead and Nero.

You may want to record video in non-HD, and see if you are able to capture that. If your computer can capture that but not HD, and you have the codecs installed, you will need to investigate your computer.

If all you need is a codec, here is a good free candidate: K-Lite Mega Codec Pack


It is of course very frustrating that Canon would include nothing with the camcorder to assist users with video caputure.

you must use the third party software convert your video files format to final cut express support formats.such as dv,mp4,mov
if your video files is .tod format,you can use tod to final cut express converter.
http://www.fceconverter.com/tod-to-final-cut-express/
if it's .mod files format, you can use mod to final cut express converter
http://www.fceconverter.com/mod-to-final-cut-express/

U need to buy another cable, its called i.Link, u need to buy this i.Link, then the computer will accept ur new device.. The i.Link cable costs around 40 dolls