Camcorder video importation - think it's a hardware issue

Hi All,
I am trying to import video from my camcorder (Sony DCR-HC90 NTSC) and am unable to. I think it might be a hardware issue, but I wanted to see if I've ruled out all other possibilities first before going down that route. (Unfortunately, none of the other sufficiently relevant forum postings I've been able to find seem to come to a resolution.)
Here are the relevant facts:
* I am using the Belkin 9-pin to 4-pin Firewire 800/400 Cable that I purchased at a nearby Apple Store. I did verify that the cable can be used to import video from the camcorder to one of the iMacs in the store. (So, the ends fit correctly, etc.)
* When I try to connect my own iMac to my Camcorder, literally nothing happens. (It seems to not recognize that there is a device there).
* I tried toggling the modes on the camcorder (e.g., Play/Edit mode, Tape mode, etc.), but nothing seems to happen.
* When I open up iMovie, the only camera it lists from where I can import video is the built in iSight. (No other options are available for selection.)
* As an independent check, I also opened up iChat, and it too did not list the camcorder either (I toggled the camcorder moves between record, play/edit, etc.)
* I went to utilities -> System Profiler -> FireWire and it does not list my camera as among the devices (no devices are listed).
* My camcorder doesn't display a message like DV Out or anything.
Have I exhausted the list of things I can try? I realize that this general topic has been covered in the past, but I haven't been able to find a conclusive thread that identified it as a hardware problem (in the threads I've seen, either the problem is resolved through some obvious step or the thread just seems to die without a conclusion.)
Thanks again for your time! Let me know if there is more information I can provide. I am fairly technically savvy, but I am most certainly a newbie when it comes to a Mac. So, any advice (no matter how basic or brain dead obvious) would be tremendously appreciated!

Thanks Ian and Appleman -- your suggestions are very much appreciated! To follow-up:
- The firewire cable is in the DV port on my camcorder. I'm 100% sure it's in the right place since I have imported video from it to my older Win XP laptop for a couple of years without any issues and also was able to get importation working at the Apple store a couple of days ago.
- I've tried two different 9-pin to 4-pin cables (both a Belkin one that I got from the Apple store as well as another one that I bought online). Both of these worked on the iMac at the store, but not the one in my house.
- I've tried both having the the camcorder on AC power as well as on battery. Neither mode seems to be making a difference. (In the store, I only tried battery -- which worked.)
- I unplugged all peripherals (aside from my keyboard and mouse). I also tried shutting down and unplugging the machine before rebooting it a couple of times to no avail. I don't have any other firewire peripherals that I've tried on this machine.
- I've tried all permutations of running iMovie first and then opening up the camera as well as the opposite. I also tried other applications that might recognize the camera like iChat.
If you have any other suggestions, they would be GREATLY appreciated! I'm going to talk with Apple support as well.

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