Mounting the SD card at DVinfo.net

Steven Taylor · July 24th, 2007, 11:56 AM

Hi,

Is there any way of getting access to the SD card over firewire? Was surprised it didn't just pop up when I plugged the firewire cable in.

S

Luke Ross · July 24th, 2007, 12:27 PM

Im about 99% positive that this is not possible. When you plug this firewire device into your computer, it detects it as a multimedia device, but does not mount a drive. You will need a memory card reader. A few other camera's come with USB plugins as well as Firewire, which allows access to the SD card, but not the A1.

Chris Hurd · July 24th, 2007, 01:11 PM

Luke is right -- an SD card reader is absolutely essential. There's no way to access the SD card via FireWire.

Melvyn Jones · July 25th, 2007, 06:00 AM

Can anyone help me. I have the XH A1 and think it's awesome but I cannot get my PC to see the card to download stills or upload pre-sets etc. my old XM2 used a USB port and was no problem. The only firewire connection on my PC is via Avids breakout box.

Piotr Wozniacki · July 25th, 2007, 06:12 AM

By design, the only way to read/write to your A1's memory stick is using a PC card reader (very cheap). You *can* access the card in A1 via FiWi, but *only* using an $600 software from Canon, called Console 1.1 (it can read and write custom preset files, but not stills).

Melvyn Jones · July 25th, 2007, 06:24 AM

Thanks for that. Card reader now on order

July 24th, 2007, 11:56 AM	#1
Steven Taylor Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 44	Mounting the SD card Hi, Is there any way of getting access to the SD card over firewire? Was surprised it didn't just pop up when I plugged the firewire cable in. S

July 24th, 2007, 12:27 PM	#2
Luke Ross Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 64	Im about 99% positive that this is not possible. When you plug this firewire device into your computer, it detects it as a multimedia device, but does not mount a drive. You will need a memory card reader. A few other camera's come with USB plugins as well as Firewire, which allows access to the SD card, but not the A1. __________________ Canon XH-A1 \| Rode NTG-2 \| Intel QuadCore \| 3.0TB RAID5 + 2xRaptor 150's RAID 0 \| Adobe Production CS3

July 24th, 2007, 01:11 PM	#3
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Luke is right -- an SD card reader is absolutely essential. There's no way to access the SD card via FireWire. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 25th, 2007, 06:00 AM	#4
Melvyn Jones New Boot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Telford, UK Posts: 9	Trouble with card on A1 Can anyone help me. I have the XH A1 and think it's awesome but I cannot get my PC to see the card to download stills or upload pre-sets etc. my old XM2 used a USB port and was no problem. The only firewire connection on my PC is via Avids breakout box.

July 25th, 2007, 06:12 AM	#5
Piotr Wozniacki Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 4,086	By design, the only way to read/write to your A1's memory stick is using a PC card reader (very cheap). You can access the card in A1 via FiWi, but only using an $600 software from Canon, called Console 1.1 (it can read and write custom preset files, but not stills). __________________ Sony PXW-FS7 \| DaVinci Resolve Studio; Magix Vegas Pro; i7-5960X CPU; 64 GB RAM; 2x GTX 1080 8GB GPU; Decklink 4K Extreme 12G; 4x 3TB WD Black in RAID 0; 1TB M.2 NVMe cache drive

July 25th, 2007, 06:24 AM	#6
Melvyn Jones New Boot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Telford, UK Posts: 9	Thanks for that. Card reader now on order