Canon Vixia HF100 - cannot eject

Hello. This question is for my sister who has a canon vixia hf100. When used with iMovie '08, there is no option to eject the camera after importing but apparently a window comes up when you plug the camera in that is very explicit about not unplugging the camera before ejecting it. Since there is no option to do so, is it safe to say that after it imports, it automatically ejects? Has anyone else encountered this? I'm a still photographer myself, and in every experience i've had, cameras mount as a volume and must be manually ejected prior to unplugging.
Thanks in advance for the help!
nate

Another option would be to Quit iMovie (just as a caution) and if the camera is still connected, it will show as an icon on the desk top, or as a disk drive in the source list of the finder. Mine is usually called "No Name". She can safely eject it from there.

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