IMac doesn't recognize Canon FS200 camera

I purchased a Canon FS200 camera, but the computer does not recognize it. I called Canon's support and they told me that I need to have a higher version of iMovie than 6.0.3. Is this right? Did anyone else have the same problem? I appreciate your feedback. Thank you.

A couple of items...
1) We have a school TV studio with 12 new FS200 cameras. Sometimes we have to quit iMovie when attaching the camera to get it to recognize the camera. We are using iMovie 09 with a USB connection. This usually works.
2) If you get the files from the camera card, you can use the .mod files. They can directly be imported into iMovie 09 by using the "import" menu item.
3) If you want to use something like Final Cut Pro, you DO need to convert the files using something like "Any Video Converter Pro". We tried Streamclip, and although free, it was MUCH slower. AVCP is around $35 I think.
Hope this helps!
Jeff Gabbard

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