FCE + Panasonic PV GS120 = bad frame drops and unusable video

Hi All,
Here's my scenario: I have a macMini Core 2 Duo 2Ghz w/2gb RAM on it plus a an external drive which I am using as the scratch disk.
I'm using FireWire to connect my camcorder to FCE and I have no problems recognizing the camcorder, since the application comes up fine. It is when I capture the video itself - I will get about 2-5 seconds of video and it will drop the connection. I turned off the of the "Frame Rate" notice so that I can keep capturing without interruptions, but that doesn't to seem to do anything. The video that I do capture, is choppier than someone doing the robot at 33rpms and the audio doesn't sync up either.
Any ideas?
I've read all of the posts regarding the GS120 in question and the two suggestions that I may try is reinstalling Quicktime and changing the path of my scratch disk to the local drive. I will repost if that works, otherwise any other suggestions any of you reading this may have will really help. I have no idea what to do now, other than maybe buying a new camera, which I don't really have the budget for.
Thanks

so would it be safe to say, that if I change my scratch disk to the local drive, and not the usb drive, this problem could be corrected?
Yes. That should work OK. If it doesn't there's a gremlin hiding somewhere.
Most likely, as Tom suggests, it's the USB drive changing.
FYI: I've used Panasonic cameras with FCE for years with no trouble. So I seriously doubt you have to get another camera.
Al

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