Having trouble with my camera

Its my understanding that when I connect my camera to my iMac iMovie is supposed to open up automatically and give me the option of importing my clips or not. I read this in the "Help" section of iMovie. As it stands now when I connect my Sony HD-5 camera with my FireWire cable nothing happens. I've checked and it looks like my camera is compatible with iMovie and I've tried to connect with both the FireWire and the USB cables. I've tried clicking on "File" and selecting the "Import" option manually, but iMovie tells me then that its not able to import any files.
Has anyone had this problem and/or what can I possibly do to correct this? Like I said I'm using the new Sony HD-5 with the miniDV tapes. For importing the Sony manual says to set the camera to the Play/Edit setting. I've done everything the Sony and iMac help guides have said. I'm just lost now. Help please!!
-Dax
iMac Other OS

Hi Dax -
"...It's my understanding that when I connect my camera to my iMac iMovie is supposed to open up automatically.."
No, Dax, you must first open iMovie, and go through the setting up process of naming the project etc. Then, if your camera is connected, the iMovie screen should show 'Camera Connected'.

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