Why doesn't my computer recognize the fire wire on my Panasonic 300x digital 20x mod.#pv-dv401d

USB will only transfer the still pictures to a computer. If you wish to capture video from the tape, you must use a firewire cable.

I have a Panasonic PV-GS9 mini DV Camcorder that is not recognized on my computer. I have windows Vista and I have it plugged in via my USB port but it doesn't recognize it and I do not have the disc. Please help me I have to put this recording in AVI format now.

Hey! I think you need a DV to DVD burning tool to help you burn dvd from your pvgs2 DV. I recommend you use this DV to DVD Burning software which I had a good luck with.

You can have a try of it. Hope that helps.

try this driver
ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/pub/Panasonic/Drivers/capture/ComMass.zip

hi,because final cut express only support .dv,mpeg-4 and .mov formats.
so you can convert your video files to .mp4.
you can use the third party software convert your video files to .mp4 format.
you can use Mod to Final Cut Express Converter.
http://www.fceconverter.com/mod-to-final-cut-express/

usually tv capture cards can help you .... just check for a external TV tuner card with capture facility

use a fire wire cable

Yes, the XP driver would not work with Vista. No solution on the Panasonic website.

You need to install a FIRE Wire card in your computer and use the appropriate cables connect the camera.XP is capable of recognizing the card.
regards
suraweera

I'm supposing here that you're using a Macintosh computer, because the firewire port is only supposed to work with a PV-GS320 when the camera's downloading into a Macintosh computer. (For computers operating under Windows it's supposed to download through the USB port instead.) And:   I'm writing you because I'm having exactly the same problem that you described! 
The first 2 movies I took downloaded from the camera VERY easily, but the 3rd one refuses to download at all (the computer doesn't recognize that there's anything to download). I also tried the camera on another computer and the problem was exactly on my own computer even though the updated levels of the operating system and of the iMovie software in the computer were slightly different.
I've asked Fixya for help on 17 May 2008, and never have received any response at all (despite having paid in advance for “Premium” technical support); so Ive given up on them and am working the problem elsewise.
My e-mail address is [email protected] and my phone number is (310)374-6133. Please contact me and maybe we can help each other. 
Hy Levy