I keep having problems with playing the videos on the computer.They get stuck, the picture is jumping. When I view the video on the camera it is OK. Any help?
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I haven't been able to play any videos from the camera on my computer. I emailed Olympus and they said to download their viewer. I haven't been able to do so yet but here is the link they provided. http://support.olympus-imaging.com/ov3download/ Please let me know if that helps.If you need any assistance with installing this software, please call Digital Technical Support telephone number (888-553-4448, Monday to Friday, 9am -9pm ET).
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Sounds like a problem with the computer, not the camera. Some computers have problems playing full HD video.I would suggest trying to play the videos on different computers, to help determine if the issue lies with your specific computer.
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Sounds like a problem with the computer, not the camera. Some computers have problems playing full HD video. I would suggest trying to play the videos on different computers, to help determine if the issue lies with your specific computer.
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Try using Real Player, that is the only program that I have used that will play the Olympus .mov files with out a problem.
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As you get into the realm of high definition video you will definitely be pushing the limits of your computer. any details that you can provide regarding graphics card CPU etc. would help isolate the problem
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My sister and I both had this camera and we had the same problem. I think that once you start having issues with this camera there is no going back. I would just upgrade. We never figured out why the glitch occurred.
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If you mean the video plays back on your computer with breaks and stutters then the response by "skip" is accurate. You can try plugging the camera into another PC, copying the files to its hard disk and playing the videos from the hard disk. Playing the videos directly from the camera (when you plug it in) may cause stuttering due to the speed of the USB transfer. Copy the files from the camera to your hard drive (e.g. C:) and play them from the hard drive.
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I have had the same problem. Plays iTunes videos only as far as I can tell. Unless I'm missing something, if you want to play Amazon videos, for instance, you're out of luck.
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I have the same problem and it can be resolved by connecting the camcorder to the computer using usb. It will enable more features including video (AVCHD). It works both on XP and Windows 7 x64.
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Unfortunately I'm having the same issue. It continually records but it breaks as a 2 minutes video clips. I just got this cam not too long ago so I will have to figure out how to fix this problem and I'll let you know.
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How do you transfer the videos to your computer? when i transfer the pics/videos to my computer using the usb cord that was in the box and even tried it with just the SD card ONLY the videos transferred. PLS HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am going to a concert in 2 weeks and plan on taking some video of it and would like the video to be on my computer if possible.. if not, then i will return this camera and buy a new one.. so any help would be greatly appreciated!!! thanks!
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How do you copy the video to the computer? I am having problem to copy the picutres and vidio to my computer. Thanks
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The likely problem is that your computer is not powerful enough to process the high definition video. I had the same issue. My temporary solution is to take the video at a lower resolution - which somewhat defeats the purpose of the camera.
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Have you been able to connect to your computer? I used their program but it is not even recognizing the device. I think their usb cable is defective. huh. I have had nothing but trouble with the pictures. the video direct burner is fine though, if you don't need to edit.
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I got the same one and it has the same problem it will take still shots but not any video.It might be a big in the software or a wire is loose some where in the camera.
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It is a computer issue - I have had back and forth issues - good playback after reinstall of Flip software and bad after Windows Media updates. Looks like a Computer performance/Codec issue - camera playback via HDMI is fine. HD is higher data bandwidth and could be putting a strain on even a mid range computer like my own.
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My son watches a lot of videos on YouTube and occasionally has issues where it locks up. Unsure if it's an issue with the Wi-Fi or the laptop. He still manages to watch them for hours at a time, so it can't be that big of an issue. :)
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I don't think there's a way to stream video from a computer; pretty sure I have heard that from several sources, including the manual. The player just doesn't have software to do that. It seems (for video playback) to require discs that are finalized in DVD, BD or 'avchd' video format; it won't even play videos off the USB drive, which I'm rather disappointed about.
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No issues with mine. Very good video and sound. Rarely use my nice digital camcorder anymore.
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I'm just curious if you've tried recording something on the video setting and playing it back on your computer to see if the sound comes out. The "speaker" or playback on the cameras are piss poor, not that they should be anything great, but it might be possible that you can't hear it on the camera but the sound pics up on video and you can hear it on playback. Hope that made some sense. I hope it works out for you.
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Sorry, I'm no help. I have never tried to use the video aspect of the camera. I do like the camera tho'!