IMovie 11 does not recognise my camcorder

Hello
I have a Panasonic camcorder. When cabeling it up to my Mac, OS X, iMovie does not "see" the camera; it only sees the iSight application. How do I fix that?

Without knowing the camcorder model, it will be difficult to give accurate instructions beyond the baiscs.
Make sure the camcorder is plugged into AC Power and in the correct mode.
If the case you have JVC MOD files, try looking into the linked page.
http://domster83.wordpress.com/2007/06/28/howto-import-jvc-mod-camcorder-files-i nto-imovie-or-convert-to-another-format/

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