Connecting my Sharp vl z5 viewcam to imovie via firewire connection

Bought my firewire cable today,plugged it in,turned the camcorder on and it said on imovie screen.....The camera you have connected is a different video standard from your project. You can edit but you will not be able to capture any new clips or export to camera!!!! Help me please someone,i thought my G4 would just do it all on auto pilot like it normally does.

I have a similar issue with my Sony DCR-TRV38. I bought a 9 pin to 4 pin cable and hooked it up, however neither Imovie or Final cut recognize the camera.

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