Cameras not recognized in FCP

I am a HS film teacher and have nine cameras-various brands, all minidv tapes models. They have all worked at one time for capturing footage using the log and capture screen in FCP, but now ALL of them do not work. I have tried different computers ranging from PowerPC (G5) to new Imacs, different fire wire cables, different ports, resetting the capture settings for fire wire cables, different booting methods... Can ANYONE out there give me any ideas? Can it really be possible that the DV ports on all these cameras are kaput? Does anyone use a deck/machine to capture and can you recommend one that might not be so liable to break or discontinue functioning? They seem so expensive that for 8 years I have been using cameras to import. Thanks for any assitance you can give.
Nancy Nixon

Have you tried different firewire cables? Thought I'd better ask, but am assuming you have.
If you can find a dsr-11 without too many hours on it, they're workhorses. I've got one that's more than 10 years old and still works very well. Or one of the sony hdv decks that is switchable between sd and hd will also work well.
It is entirely possible that your beloved charges have totally trashed the cameras. Hot swapping firewire cables is decidedly not a great idea at all. There's voltage running through those cables and a sloppy connection can result in damage.
You might also try this protocol: power off the computer, power off the camera. Hook up the firewire cable between the two. Power on the camera. Power on the computer. Launch FCP, open log and capture-- can you see it now?

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