My macbook won't reconize my canon vixia hf r20 when I plug it in, usb
So the other day I got a Canon Vixia HF R20 for Christmas. I took some video and I hooked it up to my macbook, by usb cable that came with the camera, and my mac won't reconize it. It worked on my brother's pc. I turned it on and nothing. The thing is though that it picks up the sd card when I plug it in on imovie. But i use final cut express, so you may know I just want it to reconize it and let me go straight into final cut express. thANKs
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"Portables with built-in batteries"
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MacBook Air
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MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro with Retina display (all models)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) and later
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) and later
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009) and later
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