FCP not recognizing Panasonic videocamera

I am using a Panasonic DVC30 video camera and trying toconnect to Final Cut Pro version 5.1.4 on my Mac that's running OS 10.5.8. Thecamera is connected to the computer using a 4pin firewire on one side and 6 pinon the other side.
I have been unable to get FCP to recognize that the camera is connected. I havegone through various "Easy Setup" options under the FCP file menu,but to no avail. I have also set my camera to have the AV in/out set to ON. Nochange.
I have restarted FCP and restarted my computer, no change. I have dumped FCP user preferences and started fresh, no luck.
I have tried using the "non-controllable device" option in my Capturesettings, but it Log and Capture window still comes up with "nocommunication" and oddly enough, turns on my computer's video cameraputting a live video feed of my frustrated face on the log and capture screenin front of me (talk about obnoxiously ironic).
Any help would be much appreciated.

Hi,
Does your camera show up in System Profiler under "firewire"?
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