How to connect my canon zr 100 to my computer

To connect your Canon ZR 800 camcorder to your MacBook Pro using a Firewire connection, you will need a Firewire cable and a Firewire port on your computer. Here are the steps you can follow to connect your camcorder to your MacBook Pro:

1. Locate the Firewire port on your MacBook Pro. It is usually located on the side or back of the computer and is marked with a symbol that looks like a small lightning bolt.
2. Connect one end of the Firewire cable to the Firewire port on your MacBook Pro.
3. Locate the Firewire port on your Canon ZR 800 camcorder. It is usually located on the side or back of the camcorder and is marked with a symbol that looks like a small lightning bolt.
4. Connect the other end of the Firewire cable to the Firewire port on your camcorder.
5. Turn on your camcorder and set it to playback mode.
6. Open the video editing software on your MacBook Pro and choose the option to import video from a Firewire device.
7. Follow the prompts in the software to import the video from your camcorder.

I hope this helps! If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Canon provides Windows Vista-compatible software and drivers (link) that should be installed in order to facilitate the connection. Some makes/models will 'just work' while others require the extra install first.

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Canon provides Windows Vista-compatible software and drivers (link) that should be installed in order to facilitate the connection. Some makes/models will 'just work' while others require the extra install first.

This is most likely due to a failed Pause / Play switch and can be repaired fairly inexpensively. However, it's not a user serviceable problem and will need to be repaired by a qualified service technician.

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I had the same problem, I see many reports of banging or thumping the tape door side of the camera, I shudder to think the damage that may possibly do but I tried it, No success.
So I had to find a better way to fix the condition. This is what I came up with.
Turn the camera on
With power on take out the battery
Turn camera on/off switch to off.
Reinstall the battery and turn camera on.
I had to do this a few times, the camera is working and still working today.
The answer, maybe a way to reset the cpu or controller in the camera, or jolt an electronic item in the camera......

load or reload the drivers for the zr 800,you should be able to get the drivers off of canons website

There should be a manual eject button. You know like on CD-ROM's there was a small whole for a paperclip to fit into, there should be one on that camera. This will eject manual, and becareful the tape might be caught on the head.

Hi there,

Here is the driver of your Canon ZR 950.

Hope this helps

too bad for you

Pinnacle software will recognize the camera installed through a firewire cable once the camera is turned on. Windows movies software doesn't recognize DV cameras. You may be able to get capture to work if you go to Microsoft.com and download the Windows Media 9.0 Development Kit. I believe DV input is a capture option.

There has to be a 3rd party program installed to get it to recognize it.

Good luck on that.