I have Sony PMW-EX1R Camcorder and it won't turn on. Power is going into camcorder as the lights for memory card slots are lit and red dot flashing on back of camera.

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Hence it is a prestige model of Sony, the spare parts of this model is available everywhere, can change it easily.

Register for free and download it at...

http://www.retrevo.com/support/Sony-PMW-EX3-Camcorders-manual/id/23565ci465/t/2/

The Sony HDR-HC26 is a miniDV tape based camcorder. No surprises if you can't get USB streaming working.

ALL miniDV tape based camcorders transfer DV-format video by conneting the DV port of the HD camcorder to the Firewire port of your computer. USB won't work. The "DV" in miniDV = Digital Video. It is as digital as the digital video from flash memory or hard disc drive or DVD based camcorders - only better because it is not compressed as much as the others.

Memory cards are not the only way to store digital video - and while not as good as miniDV tape, memory cards are not as bad as DVD based consumer camcorders...

Firewire IEEE1394, DV and i.LINK are all the same thing.

If your computer does not have a firewire port, hopefully it has an available expansion slot (PCI for desktops; PCMCIA or ExpressCard for laptops), so you can add one.

do you get any kind of error code?what type of memory stick are you using?how big is the ms capacity?may need to try using a diff ms or try using ms with diff devices.if diff ms works fine.may need to format ms using computer first (using card reader if available) and camcorder last.may need to reset camcorder (make sure cam is on when you press the reset button.hope this works.thanks :)

sony ccd-trv108e camcorder dosnt take memory cards

The Sony XDCAM EX series camcorder including Sony PMW-EX1, Sony PMW-EX1R, Sony PMW-EX3 and Sony PMW-350. For FCP users who are facing the same issue to import Sony XDCAM EX MP4 to FCP X, there are 2 solutions for you to fix the problems.
The first solution is using third-party Sony XDCAM Transfer software. Prior to importing Sony XDCAM EX MP4 with with XDCAM Transfer, you may use the Sony XDCAM EX Clip Browse to first copy the SxS-based media to local storage. Then you can ingest MPEG-4 wrapped XDCAM-EX media to QuickTime-wrapped media with XDCAM Transfer application on your scratch disk. Then you can simply choose the XDCAM EX Easy Setup that corresponds to your footage and edit as you would with any other native format in Final Cut Pro.

If the first solution is too complicated for you or you encounter some unsolvable problem when adopting the first method. A much simple but reliable alternative solution is recommended to you. You can use a third-party application to transcode Sony XDCAM EX MP4 to FCP X best native compatible editing codec -Apple Prores, which is specially developed by Apple for fast and fluid post-production editing workflow in Final Cut Pro X.

http://www.multipelife.com/transcode-xdcam-ex-to-prores-for-fcp-x.html

The videos can only be stored in the Tape used. The Memory stick is used only for storing still pictures. No option of storing the videos in the Memory stick.

All right if you have the same problem that i had what you need to do is take the battery out the take the memory card out the put the battery back in then try and turn it on if it works then put the memory card back in and it should be fixed

Check your memory card you need a sd card or mmc for this camera make sure your card is not an sd hc card over 2gb it will not support it

there a short line to the carbon wire of the function switch.....unfold the wire to loose the fold....and clean the contact of the wire using a pencil eraser slowly