How to read a movie on iPhoto from a Sony video camera

Dear all,
I am a new user of Mac (before was a PC user) and have bought a Mac Book Pro.
I try to connect my video camera Sony DCR-SR290 using USB port ; then when I open Iphoto I could not see the movie ; I try to import one of the movie and the following message appears : " The following file could not be imported, the format is unknown" (I have made the translation from : Le fichier suivant n'a pu être importé. Son format n'est pas reconnu).
Do you have any idea ? Do I have to use firewire port ? Is there a specificity with Sony video camera ?
I have bought the MPEG2 additional features for Quicktime but no modification (may be, as I am a beginner, I did not install it correctly ; do not hesitate to tell me where I have to put the upload file).
So please help me as initially I have bought Mac so as to work easily on video movie .
Thanks for your help.

oups yes, why I did not check this before......
I am really a beginner with Mac.
I will try this tomorrow and will keep you inform.
Thanks a lot for your quick answer.

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