Capture window 'black'?

FCP 5.1.4
Capturing HDV from small Sony Handycam (set to iLink). Never captured from this camera before. Capture window will play tape back and forth ... but there is no image in the window. Just black.
Mmmm. Any ideas? Something to do with the setting in the camera?
All ears,
Ben

possibly the camera settings -
start by choosing the FCP easy setup that corresponds to the format in which you plan to edit.
Now check the setting on the camera - there will an option for downconverting the digital out to DV. If you FCP easy setup is for DV, then downconvert on the camera should be ON, if your easy setup is for HDV, then the downconvert should be OFF.
Hope this helps -
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