Strange black and white capture on DV NTSC camera

Hello,
I am currently using a Canon ZR100 camcorder for a project of mine, and I capture the film with Premiere Pro CS3. It has been capturing correctly in color for a week, and then suddenly, just two days ago, it began capturing in a monochrome/black and white. On the preview window while it is capturing the film, it is black and white, but when I actually have the clip on the timeline of PP, it is in color. When I render the video, it turns back into black and white. This is all very confusing, because the clip turns into color once placed on the PP timeline.
If someone knows what is going on, like a broken firewire or something, please help!
Thank you

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