Cameras with USB only? no FireWire?

I'm trying to connect a couple of cameras to iMovie 08 and they don't have FireWire, only USB...
1. SONY Handycam DCR-DVD808 (DVD RW)
and
2. JVC Everio HDD Camcorder
Neither of these have Firewire, only USB
My SONY miniDV DCR-HC40E has Firewire and I've had no problems connecting to iMovieHD or iMovie '08 (I prefer iMovieHD to '08 as it's easier to use!)
Obviously due to the differences in format with these three cameras, I can't transfer to my miniDV.
Can anyone assist on how I can connect the above two cameras to download footage to make a DVD?
Thanks in advance!?

I've found the manual online for iMovie 08, and it says that USB DVD and HDD cameras are compatible with iMovie 08, however when I try to connect the SONY DVD handycam by USB, iMovie will not recognise the camera and the camera can not connect...
Any ideas why it's not working? or a setting that I might be missing?

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