After you connect your video camera to a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot see the video camera in the Scanners and Cameras item in Control Panel. This behavior differs from the behavior of Microsoft Windows XP.

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This behavior occurs because the Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) driver that is included in Windows XP is not included in Windows Vista.

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The WIA driver that is included in Windows XP uses a Microsoft DirectShow still image capture filter to capture still images. The WIA driver is designed to enable users to capture low-resolution still images from low-resolution webcams. Additionally, the WIA driver is not intended to function together with high-resolution camcorders that are connected to the computer through a 1394 port. However, some high-resolution camcorders do work with the WIA driver to capture low-resolution still images.

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This behavior is by design.

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