FCP and Canon HG21

Having problems capturing digital files from Canon's HG21.
The camera only has HDMI and USB2.0 connections for output.
No firewire.
The camera is new the FCP version is 6.0.4.
Any suggestions?
jayski

try looking up "Log and Transfer" in the manual ... its probably worth a read unless you bought yourself and Intensity card from Blackmagic

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