How to import Video without a firewire!

I have a Canon PowerShot SD750 brand new. I installed the software and was able to upload photos and film but I could not import it from a file into imovie HD.
I was told not to install the regular software when I was at the Apple store so I took it off and usng a usb could not even get my macbook pro to recognize the camera.
According to the help section on i movie I need to use a firewire cable but my camera did not come with one. Any ideas?

iMovie '06 can only import from Firewire connected DV camcorders and the built-in iSight camera directly. For other devices, you need to copy the video clips onto your harddisk, convert them into a suitable format for iMovie '06, and then import the movies into a iMovie '06 project.
When you plug the camera in, it should show up as an external drive. iPhoto will probably pop up and ask you if you want to import photos from the camera. iPhoto should copy the movies, too, and you can then export them from your iPhoto library. Or copy them directly from your camera using Finder.
Now start an iMovie project, and try importing the clips. If iMovie doesn't recognize the format, convert the clips first to DV or H.264 using an application like MPEG Streamclip.
If you have iMovie '08, you can probably eliminate a step or two from the procedure above. It will recognize movies in your iPhoto library.

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