"Trev" trevbowdenAT.dsl.pipex.COM wrote in message
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Is It supposed to, aren't you supposed to use Fire wire for Video
and USB for still's.

no this is a USB cacorder, there is no firewire port on it

If it plays in the camcorder the date is intact and does not need
recovery.

the file has not been deleted but I can't transfer the video from the
SD card to my PC. I get an error message that it can't read the file,
and yet the camera can play the file.

If placed in a card reader where you then trying to copy with
zoombrowser or using windows explorer?

windows explorer.