topic Re: Driver for ZR900 mini DV camera in Camcorders

Driver for ZR900 mini DV camera

padonr — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 21:47:39 GMT

I've gone through multiple cameras trying to transfer old DV tapes to my computer. This is my last try. The computer (windows 10) does not recognize the camera, and I'm thinking I'm lacking a driver, as the camera works, and I've tried both AV and DV connections. This is my last chance as I've been trying for months now. I've searched online and there's nothing out there. Does anyone out there have the driver?

Re: Driver for ZR900 mini DV camera

shadowsports — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 21:55:50 GMT

Greetings,

You'll want to use the DV terminal on the camera and connect it to a Firewire card on your PC.

zr900-930nim-en.pdf (c-wss.com)

This is a good one. It includes a cable too.

Re: Driver for ZR900 mini DV camera

padonr — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 22:31:21 GMT

I have a Microsoft Surface, so unfortunately I don't think I can use this solution.

Re: Driver for ZR900 mini DV camera

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 23:24:59 GMT

There are services that will do the transfer for you. See this link for example:

https://kodakdigitizing.com/pages/how-it-works

Re: Driver for ZR900 mini DV camera

FloridaDrafter — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 23:41:56 GMT

@padonr wrote:
I have a Microsoft Surface, so unfortunately I don't think I can use this solution.

Maybe not this particular solution, but there are similar options for laptops via USB (A or C). Something like a Dazzle capture card.

Newton

Re: Driver for ZR900 mini DV camera

shadowsports — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 01:17:11 GMT

Greetings,

Without a simple way to add a capture card, Bob's (5DIV) suggestion is probably best. Just pay to have the tapes converted. You'll save both time and money with this route. The dazzle option is ok, but only if you use the S-Video. The ZR900 does not have this output. The analog connections won't yield as good of a picture. DV is preferred.

Re: Driver for ZR900 mini DV camera

padonr — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:45:29 GMT

Thank you all for your help -I found a single AV to double AV connection and it worked great!

Re: Driver for ZR900 mini DV camera

shadowsports — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 17:33:35 GMT

Hi Padonr,

Glad you figured it out.