Importing Video from Panasonic NV-DS30 Video Camera

Hi there
I need advice on how to connect my Panasonic NV-DS30 digital video camera to my iMac to import video into iMovie.
The camera has an iLink socket (aka a FireWire socket) however the manual only talks about digital dubbing with another video camera using an optional cable.
I guess I want to know if I buy a FireWire cable with the appropriate sized plug will I be able to import video into iMovie, without needing anything else?
Thanks in advance

Hi Steve,
I couldn't find any reference to a NV-DS30 so I'm not sure what you have, format wise. If it has a firewire socket, I might assume that it is a miniDV cam, in which case, yes you need to buy the 4 to 6 pin firewire cable to connect to your Mac. It should import smoothly with iMovie 08 and, as a bonus to buying the right type of cam, you could also import to iMovie HD6. HD6 only imports from miniDV cams.

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