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Question

JVC- Adixxion

Dec 22, 2013 1:00PM PST

Newbie here.
first time on CNET. I hope this is the correct froum.
I could use a little help with my new sport camcorder. I am pretty computer challanged. Need a few simple directions.

JVC- Adixxion GCXA-2
Home PC. Windows XP.

I spent several hours trying to transfer the video off the camera to my computer. plug in USB cable to computer, turn on power, select P/C . nothing happens. Removed Sandisk Ultra/ 32GB. insert into front slot of computer, (old digital camera card worked here)nothing happens.

So where do I go to transfer the video? Where is a good place to store/upload/ playback transfered video?
I have picasa-3. store all my digital pictures there. It doesn't do anything with my new JVC.

This can't be that hard. I just don't get it. I bet my grandkids could figure this out.

More questions?
Thank you in advance.

Patrick

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Too many hurdles in my opinion.
Dec 22, 2013 3:14PM PST

I've yet to find a XP machine that understands 32GB memory cards. That alone is a hurdle that would test most folks to an extreme.

It is that hard so I think you should ask the kids how to solve it. Here I'd have to check but maybe, and this will have to wait till next week I have ONE LAST XP machine at the office. It's XP SP3 but I know it can't handle 32GB cards.

I will try some USB card reader as a test.

After that you run the next higher hurdle of editing video on XP. You've heard XP's passing and I will not respond if I read any bad replies on that. But you have many hurdles here. Let's try one at a time.
Bob

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JVC Adixxion
Dec 22, 2013 10:19PM PST

I know what you mean about the 32GB card. If I used a 16GB card in my digital camera, I would work fine in the front slot. And picasa would read it. When I switched to 32GB card, It would not work at all. even Picasa.. But if i pluged a USB cord from the camera to computer, It worked fine. My Picasa worked as well that way.

Now my computer won't read the camcorder anyway I tried. How/where do I upload the video to clear the card of the videos?

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OK, 2 XP laptops, 2 outcomes.
Dec 23, 2013 10:36AM PST

The old Compaq R3000's SD Card reader failed at cards over 2GB but same cards on SDHC USB 2.0 card readers went all the way to 32GB.

A slightly newer Acer Aspire One ZG5 had a newer SDHC internal card reader and worked with 512K to 32GB SD and SDHC cards.
Bob