DSR30 and Panasonic DV186 tapes

Hi all,
I've been trying to capture a Panasonic DV186 tape using a Sony DSR30, but FCP keeps stopping the capture. The error message says there is a problem with the tape, but there isn't. Is there a problem with FCP, the DSR30 and Panasonic tapes? Is there a setting I'm missing? We usually use DVCAM tapes with no problems. Thanks!
John
Dual 2GHz G5   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   FCP 5.1

John:
Most probably some lack of compatibility. Some time ago we filmed an event with my Panasonic DVX-100 and a SONY as second camera. I tried to capture the Sony tapes in my Panasonic and no matter there was no error message, the video was captured with random errors.
I finally had to sak for the SONY and capture directly from it.
This happens sometime, and I heard the same stories here from time to time.

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