using the USB cable, sometimes the transfer of video from my Canon
camcorder (SD card) to my PC won't work, I get an error message and
the video will not download. I've tried a different cable but no joy.
I've also tried a usb SD card reader but that won't work either, and
yet the video plays fine in the camera playback. So I'd be grateful to
hear from anyone with experience of this problem. Is there an SD card
reader specifically designed to rescue data? I've seen several
shareware programs about that claim they can rescue data but I'm
dubious about shelling out money on something I've never heard of.
I've tried the camera on three different PC's but the video will not
download so it's either the camera or the SD card at fault. A HD
hardware capture device is out of my budget for the moment so I need
to rescue video from the card.
Thanks for any advice.

"tg" wrote in message
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using the USB cable, sometimes the transfer of video from my Canon
camcorder (SD card) to my PC won't work, I get an error message and
the video will not download. I've tried a different cable but no joy.
I've also tried a usb SD card reader but that won't work either, and
yet the video plays fine in the camera playback. So I'd be grateful to
hear from anyone with experience of this problem. Is there an SD card
reader specifically designed to rescue data? I've seen several
shareware programs about that claim they can rescue data but I'm
dubious about shelling out money on something I've never heard of.
I've tried the camera on three different PC's but the video will not
download so it's either the camera or the SD card at fault. A HD hardware
capture device is out of my budget for the moment so I need to rescue
video from the card.
Thanks for any advice.


Is It supposed to, aren't you supposed to use Fire wire for Video and USB
for still's.

If it plays in the camcorder the date is intact and does not need recovery.
If placed in a card reader where you then trying to copy with zoombrowser or
using windows explorer?

"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.

"tg" wrote in message
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solution found. I was trying to download using the Windows XP generic
camera wizard, sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't and I don'y
know why. However I tried the Canon software and it worked and I am
now able to download the video.