A/V input to imac

I have an old Sony 8mm handycam and I was wondering if there is a way to connect this camera to my imac.
I would like to transfer old movies to my computer and then copy them to a disc.
Thanks for any help you can give me. 

I know it's the wrong forum, but why are you trying to transfer video from a new camcorder using HDMI? Most modern camcorders are file based, and you can either transfer the footage to FCE by taking from the memory card or connecting the camcorder via a USB cable to get to the files. From more info, look at the FCE forum as andy says (earlier version of FCE don't support AVCHD footage - check what type of camcorder it is).

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