IMac not recognising Sandisk 16GB SDHC card

Hello everyone
having real difficulty downloading to iMovie content from my Canon Vixia HF100. The Sandisk VideoHD card I purchased will not under any circumstances be recognised by my iMac running 10.5.5. I even purchased a dedicated SDHC reader, but still to no avail. The only way, and then after much messing about, to get the video off the card is to directly connect the camera to the computer.
Has there been any issues with this card that anyone knows of? Should I go back to a standard 16GB SDHC card?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.

"The only way, and then after much messing about, to get the video off the card is to directly connect the camera to the computer."
That is the recommended procedure.

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I cryied long enough, browsing the Internet looking forward to a solution for the same case you are stating here. That said, I do not want you to suffer any longer the way I did if you run out of solutions...
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