Is a JVC GX-7 Everio Digital Camcorder compatible with a MacBook Pro

I am not able to get my MacBook Pro to recognize my JVC GX-7 Digital Camcorder. It is connected with a firewire and I have Final Cut Pro as the software. Any suggestions?

There's no JVC Everio GX-7. Do you have a JVC Everio GZ-HD7, or a Panasonic NV-GX7?
If it's an HD model, the camera should mount like an external hard drive and you drag the videos off the camera using the Finder (I think they have a setting to switch between that and HDV playback). If it's a DV model, are you sure you have the camera in VTR mode when you attempt to transfer the video?

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