How many pins does a FireWire 800 have?

I'm trying to determine if a fire wire 800 is interchangeable with a fire wire (IEEE 1394a) 6 pin cable. 

Thanks, r.
There's an adapter for everything! : )  What about data quality?  Is there any significant loss when using an adapter like this?  My interest is for video transfer and the unit I'm looking to use with my iMac only comes iwth a 6-pin Fire Wire.  Just trying to weigh all my options.  Thanks!

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