Can't connect Sony TRV900

For several years I have often used my Sony TRV900 miniDV camera to capture video onto my hard drive using FCP. Occasionally FCP would not recognize the device, but I was always able to resolve the problem. Now, however, I am completely unable to get the camera recognized by FCP, iMovie or even the System Profiler. The specs:
Sony DCR-TRV900 miniDV camera
PowerMacG4 1GB dual processor
OS 10.4.11
FCP 4.5
Firewire 400
I tried all of the following without any success:
Replacing the firewire cable
Moving the camera closer to the computer
Removing external hard drive from second firewire port
Switching firewire port
Trashing all FCP preferences
Deleting all Quicktime receipts with model number and reinstalling Quicktime 7.6
Changing the order in which I turn on computer and camera and launch software
Looking for a four-leaf clover
Rubbing a rabbits foot
Kicking a door
Any new advice appreciated.

Hi
Having a TRV-900E - I ended up in same situation - Let's hope You has not.
I connected the 6-pin end 180 deg wrong to the back of my Mac-Pro.
Result.
Burned A/D chip in Camera.
after - Camera could be maneuvered from Mac but no Import or Export.
Camera recorded on tape OK
Camera Play-backed to TV (analog) OK
Medicine - RepairShop - Expencive.
Test Your Camera on another Mac
Test FW-Cable with other Camera
Test other FW-Cable
*Else read my unsorted thoughts.*
MOST COMMON ORIGIN => Test another FW-Cable.
Test Your Camera on another Mac so that DV-in still works OK
Toogle in iMovie pref: Play-back via Camera (on<->off some times)
Other ways to import Your miniDV tape:
Use another Camera. There where tape play-back stations from SONY
but they costed about 2-4 times a normal miniDV Camera.
If Your Camera works on another Mac. Make an iMovie movie project here and move it
over to Your Mac via an external hard disk.
(HAS TO BE Mac OS Exchange formatted - USB/DOS/FAT32/Mac OS Exchange WILL NOT DO)
(Should be a FireWire one - USB/USB2 performs badly)
FireWire - Sure not using the accompany USB-Cable but bought a 4-pin to 6-pin FW one ?
Using WHAT ? :
• Mac OS - X.5.4 ?
• QuickTime version ? (This is the heart in both iMovie and FinalCut)
• iMovie 8 (7.1.?) ?
• iMovie HD 6 (6.0.4/3) ?
Free space on internal (start-up) hard disk ?
HOW MUCH ?
(Others don't count)
Does Your Camera work on another Mac ?
Sorry to say it is to easy to turn the 6-pin end of the FW-cable 180 deg wrong.
This is lethal to the A/D-chip in the Camera = needs an expensive repair.
(Hard to find out - else than import/export to another Mac ceased to work
everything else is OK eg recording and playback to TV)
Delete iMovie pref file may help sometimes. I rather start a new account, log into
this and have a re-try.
from LKN 1935:
Hi Bengt W, I tried it all, but nothing worked. Your answer has been helpfull insofar as all the different trials led to the conclusion that there was something wrong with my iMovie software. I therefore threw everything away and reinstalled iMovie from the HD. After that the exportation of DV videos (there has not been any problem with HDV videos) to my Sony camcorders worked properly as it did before. Thank you. LKN 1935
from Karsten:
in addition to Bengt's excellent '9 yards of advice' ..
camera set to 'Play' , not rec/computer/etc.?
camera not on battery, but power-line?
did your Mac 'recognize' this camera before...?
a technical check:
connect camera, on, playback, fw-connected...
click on the Blue Apple, upper left of your screen ..
choose 'About../More..
under Firewire.. what do you read..?
Yours Bengt W

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