IMovie not importing from a HDR-HC3

When I plug my HDR-HC3, iMovie can control the camera, but it cannot import the video clips. When I tried using Final Cut Pro, it records it fine.

I've just purchased the same camcorder. In fact, I had just purchased Sony's new HDR-SR1 (HDV to 30GB hard disk), but found out that it's definitely not compatible with Mac (what a bummer!). I've now exchanged it for the HDR-HC3 and my Mac doesn't recognize it (no icon on desktop). System Profiler sees the camera connected under Firewire, so I'm not sure what the issue is.
When I launch iMovie HD and attempt to change the setting to capture HDV, I get an error stating that iMovie is missing a QuickTime component.
Do you see the camera on your desktop?

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