Cable for importing to new MacBook Pro

Could you please tell me what kind of cable connection (DV interface cable?) I should purchase for importing movies from my Panasonic (PV-GS83) to my brand new MacBook Pro? The one I have for my iBook G4 no longer works because the MacBook Pro doesn't have the same D-shaped connection port. (Sorry for the inadequate terminology.) Thanks!

DDDS wrote:
.. the MacBook Pro doesn't have the same D-shaped connection port. (Sorry for the inadequate terminology.) ..
excellent discription, like that
your MBpro has a fw800 connector, the old cable is a fw400..
so, you need a firewire 800/4 pin cable.. any electronic supplier, ~10-15$ ...
in case, they don't offer any, there're fw400/fw800 adapters.. you can use your old cable

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