VHS To iMovieHD using Song D8 Camcorder, Camera Recognised but No Picture

Apologies, it's an old topic I know.
I read through a number of threads and have a few ideas but wanted to post this as well.
I'm trying to setup a friend (87yo) to capture his old VHS tapes to iMovie HD by routing the signal through a Sony Digital8 camcorder, using it as an analogue/digital bridge.
The camera does do this. No problems there.
Plugged it all together. iMovie-HD recognises the camcorder but when we playback the VHS no image appears on the iMovieHD monitor.
Tested capture to iMovieHD with a tape in the D8 and that works Ok.
As my friend also has FCP3, (but finds it too hard to use), I tested capturing using FCP3. I set the capture device to "non-controlable device". This worked without a problem. The VHS signal was passed through the D8 camera into FCP3.
Tried iMovieHD again with no results. I get the feeling iMovie MUST have timecode when capturing.
My local Apple shop io running an ad for canopus "digital video convertors" which says "import straight into iMovie for editing", which isn't quiet "capture with iMovie".
I'm curious to know if you should be able to capture directly into iMovieHD this way or do you need 3rd party capture software, to capture the clips, which can then be imported into iMovieHD.
Any assistance gratefully received.
Meanwhile I'll keep looking.

- Some analog to DV converters don't work in iMovie HD 5.0.2 like they do in iMovie 4.0.1.
1. For example, my Sony TRV320 can convert analog video to DV in passthrough mode in iMovie 4.0.1, but not in iMovie HD 5.0.2. Reportedly neither Sony DVMC-DA1 converter's, or Sony DCR-PC110, Sony DCR-HC30E, Sony TRV-340E, Canon ZR80, Canon ZR200, Canon MV630i or Panasonic NV EX3 camcorders' analog to DV passthrough work in iMovie HD 5.0.2 like it does in iMovie 4.0.1.
Analog-to-DV workaround #1: Import using $20/40 BTV/BTV Pro or iMovie 4.0.1. Then import it to iMovie HD or, to save time and HD space, drop the .dv file in the Media-folder.
Analog-to-DV workaround #2: (This worked with my Sony TRV320 with iMovie HD 5.0.1 but not anymore with v5.0.2). Put a tape in the camcorder and press the camcorder's PLAY-button to play the tape in VTR mode (usually the tape must be OUT when doing analog-DV conversion!), then in iMovie hit the Import-button (so iMovie starts to import from the tape), then press the camcorder's STOP-button. iMovie should then continue importing from the analog source as usual.
I have reported these things many rains ago to Apple... <sigh>
http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~shmhav/iMovieHD_bugs.html#analogDV

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