I have a Sony RDR-HDC300 DVD Recorder

I have a Sony RDR-HDC300 DVD Recorder hooked up via HDMI cable
Recently when turning it on, and it is "loading" it only stays on for about 10 mins.
The loading does not complete and the recorder turns itself off and the TV screen tells me it has no signal.

This camera works with both iMovie 09 and iMovie 11 (and all the older iMovies, too.)
If you read the supported cameras page, you will notice that no miniDV cameras are listed individually, because they all work.
For this camera, you need a Firewire connection. USB will not work, except to remove photos from the camera if you take stills.
If you have FW800, you need a 9 pin to 4 pin firewire cable.
If you have FW400, you need a 6 pin to 4 pin firewire cable.
The camera must be plugged in to AC power (not batteries) when importing.

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