Capturing into FCP using a canon optura20 camera

This is just a recent problem, when i connect my camera(Canon Optura20) to my computer (iMac G5) and open up final cut pro 5 and go to the capture screen it sees the camera and knows it connected but when i click on "Capture" it bring up a bigger screen but its all black and after waiting a few secounds it will stop. What can i do?

If you clicked, "Capture Now," then that window is supposed to be there. Just press the play button on your camera the next time you see it or try capturing using "Batch Capture," or "Capture Clip".

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So to explain in more detail...
When I preview footage to capture into FCP within the Log and Capture window it is consistent with the brightness on the lcd and in the viewfinder of the camera. However after the footage is down capturing and I preview it in the canvas window the footage is about 80% of the brightness it was when capturing.
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I want to apologize if I keep sounding like a broken record and sounding like someone who doesn’t really understand what they are talking about. I first want to layout that I completely understand, and have understood, the dangers and the incompatibility issues associated with video and a computer monitoring system. Therefore I can safely say that I am working at a fcp station that allows me to monitor my footage on a true video monitor where the color spaces and gamma match.
I have since my last post tried several things and want to reiterate the few things I have already tried because I feel this discussion thread makes it seem as if my issues are generic newbie issues with someone who does understand the editing systems. I assure you that I do.
That being said I have taken a few steps to find the problem. Since my last post I have tried to edit normal NTSC video and have had no trouble. My trouble is solely with hdv. I would also like to clarify, or rather restate that the image brightness qualities that are different are between the log and capture preview and the viewer and canvas windows, as well as when monitoring with my external video monitor which is a 1080i Panasonic multiformat monitor. So I want to stress that I see the image on my screen, even my computer screen, with an acceptable brightness. It is only after bringing them into fcp that the brightness drops.
Does the low-rez proxy image issue really mean that when editing hdv on my comp that I will only be able to see the true product after outputting to a quicktime movie and viewing on my monitor using quicktime? If so, that ***** and I am importing using standard dv.
Again though I want to thank you all for responding and trying to help me out here. It’s really been frustrating me and I appreciate the help in trying to get to the bottom of this.
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