IMovie import trouble. "The import was cancelled. You may not have permission to write to ..."

I recently purchased a Sony Handyman camcorder and just attempted to import a test video. A window popped up with the message  "The import was cancelled. You may not have permission to write to ..." I am not super tech-savy, so please explain how to remedy this with very simple and specific directions. Thank you.

OK then you must have imovie 9 or earlier.
Is your camcorder listed as supported by iMovie 9?  see:  http://help.apple.com/imovie/cameras/en/index.html?lang=en_US
Can you transfer your clips from the camcorder to your hard disk using Finder then transfer these to iMovie as a second step.
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