IMovie and Canon cameras

Hi Folks,
I have a new camera (Canon FS22) and foolishly assumed it would "just work" with some version of iMovie. I have access to iMovie HD, iMovie 08 & iMovie 09 but none of them seem to recognize the camera.
I installed the included "CameraWindow" software which the manual says will launch on Mac computers when the camera is connected. But even this doesn't work.
Does anyone know if it is possible to get the video off the camera on to the Mac somehow? I'd happily pay for software (e.g. MPEG-2 Component) if that is required.

Hi Job2,
I would advise checking out the manual for the model you are thinking of buying. The manual for my model is here: http://support-au.canon.com.au/EN/search?canonsearch=1&lang=EN&category=DigitalVideo+Cameras&series=Home&model=FS22E&menu=Manual
Switch modes means tell the camera that you neither want to take pictures or record video by pressing the button that switches it to data transfer mode then selecting what you want it to connect to - either the optional Canon DVD burner or to a "Printer/PC". If you read the manual *more carefully than me* you will get a better picture of what I mean.
As for the memory card question, I don't know the answer as it is not my preferred method of working. I guess it should work but is not much help if you have recorded to the internal memory. My understanding is that my camera records in MPEG-2 format and there are a number of steps required to get it into iMovie (involving another free program called something like MPEG Streamclip) if it has to be "imported" into iMovie from the File menu rather than dumped from the camera. I'm not sure why this would be when iMovie is capable of importing the same file direct from the camera but that is what I read elsewhere on the forum earlier today.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Grant
Message was edited by: Grant Crosthwaite

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