Panasonic video drivers.

[Anonymous]

Hubby has a video camera that needs new USB drivers and we can't find the right one that will download and work. Any suggestions please, the camera is Model No:NV-DS50, OS Win 7

Thanks in advance.

[moonlyte]

If I am not mistaken, this model is 6-7 years old. Way before Vista or Windows 7.

The manufacturer might have provided a driver for Vista, but your chances of getting it for W7 are nil. Sometimes Vista drives work in W7 too.

[the3coopers]

From a quick google, it seems that model uses Firewire (IEEE 1394) for video and no drivers are required.

So, that may be the easiest way - you'll need to enable the firewire in BIOS and/or add a expansion card. Just put the camera in "Play" mode.

What does the manual say?

http://support.panasonic.be/shop/data/User_manual/Digitalstill/IM-NV-DS30_UK.pdf


Using the USB Connection Kit, you can import still pictures into your personal computer.


It seems that USB is only used for photo shots off the SD Card. For Video, you use Firewire.

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[the3coopers]

Read these threads

http://www.avforums.com/forums/camcorders-video-editing/182627-capturing-pana-nvds50.html

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/667712

http://www.pechorin.com/m/2009/03/06/Driver_need_for_Panasonic_NVDS50_web_camera-337026.html

This is the kind of cable required (not a recommendation, just an example):

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130524631410

[Anonymous]

Many thanks Moonlight and Coopers. We had not used the camera for so long, forgot about the firewire cable. I shall read all the links before I have another go.

[the3coopers]

Teh way I understand it (and I am as clueless as you), the USB is only used for "snapshots" and the Firewire is used for Videos

[rogespeed]

Hi , if a help i found your user guide
http://www.panasonic.com.au/Support/Customer+support/Downloads+and+documentation
enter NV-DS50 in " enter search key words" search field
(model is NV-DS50A)

usb out is for still pics stored on standard onboard sd-card
and should be detected as a removable drive by the host computer
Video out appears to be via firewire and should be supported by a standard firewire port on computer (or installed usb or expansion card) however the camera oem XP Windows era video capture program may not support Windows 7 os , so try by using XP compatibility mode either by Windows Virtual (emulated) PC

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

or try manually designating appropriate Windows version in the various program setup and subsequent application file properties

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/What-is-program-compatibility

Uninstall oem capture/edit program then reinstall using XP sp2 compatibility mode , of first the setup file (even if on the oem supplied cd disk)
properties > compatibility , check "XP sp2" and also check "run as administrator"
then access the expanded setup file folder (if applicable) after running the setup disk and enter properties for all application type programs found and configure as per setup file, then run the uncompressed setup program

then access the program files folder for the capture program and configure all application programs found as per setup compatibility

This will show Windows 7 how to process a nominally non-supported driver setup and application programs of early version windows for now supported processing
(knock on wood)

however if problematic you can connect the camera s-video out (designated for a vcr playback) to a s-video-in capture device - usb or expansion card video capture device installed on your computer, and stream/save in real time

ps - camera creates quite low resolution images at mx 640x480 so maybe consider a camera upgrade if quality viewing on high resolution LCD displays and hardcopy large format printing is desired

[gronk58gronk]

My friend just got one,,, no drivers too. I have not seen it yet... but is it a sd  memory card card for pics? (a tape for video?) You dont need drivers for an SD card. just pull it out & read it on a $5 card reader. The video should be analog?? Get back to me I will know more after sunday. Got the manual? use tis link direct download''

http://download-free.nodevice.com/3f73fae0cbeee594d3c09b42452efdc3

good luck