Ideal non mini dv camera to record football matches to import to imovie 08?

sorry for the 2nd consecutive post, but to go with my previous problem, i am looking for a good cheapish solution to the following problem
currently the video camera i use to record the youth teams football matches is a panasonic NV G5S which requires firewire to transfer to imovie. my macbook is wonderful, but it doesnt have a firewire port. so what i have to do is import the video to my friends older mac, then transfer it to my mac . all very time consuming, around 4 hours for 1 match. also the quality is rather bad, so bad when analysing the game with the coach, we cant make out which player is which at times. therefor i am considering buying a new video camera which will import direct to my macbook without the need for a firewire cable. could someone recommend the best video camera for quaity which is compatable with the mac for around 200-300 pounds. also i dont mind upgrading to imovie 09 should this be a better application to import higher quality videos.
please help
the quality of my video footage when i import from mini dv direct to imovie then tr

Do you have a DVD Recorder (or have access to one)? If so, plug the camcorder into the appropriate port and record a DVD directly, with no need to use a computer, unless you need to edit of course - although some recorders allow limited editing.
Some DVD Recorder models have a FireWire port (IEEE1394 or iLink or DV IN). Otherwise use the RCA connections - Yellow for video, Red and White for audio (although this is an analogue connection so will be of lesser quality). Your Sony would have come with the appropriate analogue cable - it has a mini jack on one end and the 3 RCA connectors on the other end.
Worth a try if all else fails!
John

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sorry for the 2nd consecutive post, but to go with my previous problem, i am looking for a good cheapish solution to the following problem
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