Connecting a camcorder to mbp

I just bought a new macbook pro and I've anticipated hooking my camcorder up to it. I've had my camcorder for a couple years (JVC Mini DV GR-D270U) and I have hours of footage but I never attempted to hook it up to my old imac, simply because I didn't think it could handle it. I've attempted to hook it up to my new mbp and it does not recognize it. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. It has a USB port and a DV port. I've tried a couple different USB cords, even purchasing a new cable today...still nothing when I plug it in and turn it on. Any suggestions?

I've tried to connect my Sony HC-35 through that kind of cable (firewire 4pin-9pin) but when connected to my newMBP firewire port the mac doesn't see the cam at all...I don't know what to do, is it possible that the camcorder is not compatible with the firewire 800 port, and therefore I have to use an adapter in between?

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