Voice in the ‘Voice and Camera’ pod does not function correctly on the Windows Vista platform. After clicking the “start my camera and voice” button in the Camera and Voice pod and then speaking into the microphone, there is no activity on the volume meter indicating that it recognizes voice.

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When you start the Sony VAIO Camera Capture Utility (VCCU) on a Windows Vista-based computer, you may experience any of the following symptoms:

• The camera preview feature displays a blue screen that contains no video from the camera.
• The camera preview feature displays a black screen.
• The Sony VAIO Camera Utility does not automatically start as expected when you start the VCCU.

You are running Windows Vista on your Sony VAIO UX Series Micro PC that has integrated wireless WAN technology. You start the Sony VAIO Camera Capture Utility, and then you switch to the rear camera. However, after a short time, such as 10 minutes, the operating system stops unexpectedly, and you receive a Stop error message in the USBCAMD_ProcessIsoIrps function.

In Windows Vista, the preview window that displays video from a camera device no longer works after you wake the computer from sleep. The preview window may stop responding. For example, this problem may occur when you use a program such as Windows Live Messenger to preview the video from the camera.

This problem occurs if the computer is configured not to require a password when the computer wakes up.

When you run Microsoft Windows Movie Maker on a Microsoft Windows Vista-based computer, Windows Movie Maker may incorrectly detect the mode of a digital video camera. This behavior can interfere with publishing to tape or video capture.

Typically, digital video cameras have three or four modes of operation. These modes frequently include the following modes:

• Camera
• Off
• VCR
• Memory

The details of these modes vary by manufacturer. However, most cameras provide the same functionality. When you change modes, Windows automatically detects the mode of the device.

Consider the following scenario. You have multiple digital video cameras that are turned on and connected to a Microsoft Windows Vista-based computer. You try to import a video clip from a selected device. In this scenario, you cannot capture the video clip from the selected device. Additionally, you receive the following error message:

The import device is not responding. Make sure only one device is connected to the computer. Then turn the import device off, turn it on again, and then try to import again.

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When you connect a digital still camera to a computer that is running Windows Vista, the camera is not recognized. When this problem occurs, you may experience any of the following symptoms:

• The AutoPlay window does not appear.
• The AutoPlay window appears. However, the Import Pictures and Videos option is unavailable.
• The camera is not listed in the Import from Camera or Scanner dialog box in Windows Vista Photo Gallery.

When you connect a powered-up video camera to a Windows Vista-based computer by using an IEEE 1394 cable or a USB cable, the AutoPlay functionality does not work. For example, you do not see an AutoPlay window that lists the available options to use with the video camera.