Dropped Frames and Audio Drop Outs???

PowerMac G5 1.8GHz Mac OS 10.5.7 4GB RAM 250GB Hard Drive
Final Cut Express 4.0.1
Sony DCR-TRV310
When I attempt to do a direct capture via firewire I am only able to get one or two seconds of video before FCE complains that it has reached the end of the tape.
If I try to capture from the tape instead of direct it captures OK but the video blinks like it has dropped a frame and the audio is full of drop outs, pops and other noises. Those noises are not there when I listen to the tape directly on the camera.
Is my machine to slow?
I have tried several different firewire cables and all of the firewire ports. I have rebooted and made sure I have all the latest updates.
I also have a DCR0SR80 and a DCR-SR220 but neither of those have firewire however when I import the video into FCE (after converting formats) that video plays fine. I would really like to use the TRV310 though since I can capture directly.
Suggestions? Thanks.
- C. Thomas

I have a MacTopus (8-core) and also had one particularly bad video import. FCE 3.5 would complain and stop importing so often that I gave up and used iMovie to import the DV footage from the camera. Then I imported that footage into FCE. Apparently iMovie is not so picky and tends to ignore timecode info when importing. If the timecode info is not critical for you - try iMovie.

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