FCE capture

I have recently purchased FCE 3.5 but cannot get it to talk to my JVC GR-D70 camera. The camera talks fine to iMovie so connections are okay. The camera is about 2 1/2 years old and does not appear on the "qualified devices" list for FCE 3 or 3.5. I've tried different set-ups and none seem to work.
I rang Mac Help and because my camera wasn't on the "qualified" list they could not help me.
Will a firewire DV converter help my situation here or have I wasted my money buying this program?
Do I have to but a new camera?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

It is extremely unlikely that you will need to buy anything else.
The problem is most likely caused by incorrect Easy Setup, bad connections or a bad installation of FCE.
First disconnect and reconnect ALL the FW connections.
Set Easy Setup to DV-PAL (or DV-NTSC according to your camera).
Have the camera switched on in VTR (Play) Mode BEFORE you launch FCE.
Then in the File Menu select "CAPTURE" (Not "Import" or anything else).
That should get things going.
If your camera is still not seen go to View>Video Out and click "Refresh Video Devices".
Ian,

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