Getting iMac to recognize mini dv camcorder

Ok. I have searched and search but have not found a solution to this problem. Like some others I have a lot of footage on mini dv tapes. The camera I have is the Canon zr45mc and recently got it fixed so naturally I want to get the footage onto the computer. i have two of these cameras and have tried both but they are both not being recognized.
I went out and got a firewire 800 9 pin to 4 pin cable since my iMac doesn't use the old firewire. I cannot get the mac to recognize the camera. I have checked the system profiler and it says, "Warning: Unable to list FireWire devices Maximum Speed: Up to 800 Mb/sec"
I've tried my MBP as well and get the same results. Has anyone found a solution to this!!!!????
These are my specs
iMac
24-inch, Early 2009
Processor 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256 MB
Software OS X 10.8.4 (12E55)

I will try this. I should clarify this camcorder is tape-based that uses the old mini dv tapes. I checked that listing that rkaufmann87 suggested and it says most taped based cams are supported but when doing all of those selections i am uncertain of what to choose as the 'tape' being captured.

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