[John Disher]

Thanks Todd. I’m afraid it probably is Canon time but figured others out there must have had come across this too. And here I was thinking the 5D HDMI outputs were bad.
JOhn

[John Disher]

Thanks for the tips! I was going to look into the esata anyway. Have access to a computer with AJA card so going SDI until firewire issue resolved by Panasonic.

[John Disher]

Sorry for the confusion and thanks for responding. I’m connecting the camera via firewire 400 to an external hard drive which is connected to the computer via firewire 800. The footage is being digitized by Final Cut. I’m doing this because the new Macs no longer have firewire 400 input and the camera doesn’t have firewire 800. I also don’t have a 400 to 800 adaptor cable. When I connect the camera to the external drive and turn it on the external drive the external drive ejects its connection from the computer.
I’ve also plugged directly (firewire 400) into an older computer that still has firewire 400 input. Final Cut will not recognize the camera in this instance.
I’ve done each method many times before with no problems. I think its a firewire connection issue with the camera and probably have to send it in for repair, but thought I’d ask just in case.
Thanks,
J

[John Disher]

The external drive is connected to the computer via firewire 800. This has been a workaround between the 400 and 800 and has worked in the past.