Camcorder import

I've got a Sony Handycam and it's a mini DV camcorder (tape). I'm not familiar with Mac yet but i know how to import video to iMovie and it's not recognising my device. Apparently the computer needs a Firewire to connect the camcorder but i don't have one. How do i do this?!

Like you said, you need a Firewire.
Sony may call this i.Link on their camera, with a small four-pin plug.
An older iMac will have both FW400 and FW 800 connections.
A newer iMac may have FW800 only.
For FW 400 you need a 4 pin to 6 pin Firewire cable. For FW 800, you need a 9 pin to 4 pin Firewire Cable.

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