[Mike Zuidema]

I have a Sony HVR M25 A; the only way I could use FireWire was on an older Mac laptop with the Mojave OS. It wouldn’t work with the newer OS versions. Hope this helps.

[Mike Zuidema]

Thanks Steve. That’s a bit beyond my current Mac capabilities, but it gives me a point of reference. I’ll study up on how to use xattr (without blowing something up) and test it out.
Thanks again.

[Mike Zuidema]

Sometimes the situation calls for drastic action, everbody does it.
One thought, In all my research on this camera I had come to the conclusion that it did not have an AUTO setting. Guess I was wrong.

Thanks again.
Sometimes being the only fish in the Fire Dept. pond I don’t get the opportunity to bounce ideas around or learn from others, the CC forums helps me feel connected to my peers.

[Mike Zuidema]

Thanks very much Peter. You’ve confirmed what I think about this camera; just concerned about how easy it is to use in a Run-and-Gun shoot scenario. I don’t always have the time to set focus, gain etc. I use FCP and Premiere on a Mac Pro and really like the workfow the HM700 provides.