ISight shuts off in 30secs and it doesn't recognize my Panasonic PV-GS500

my isight works fine in Cam Twist and other places but when I start to capture it in iMovie it freezes! I can't think of anything else to do. I just made a video a this last week.

Do you have prior experience using this camcorder with a Mac? Unless it has special functionality, it does not act as a web cam (like the iSight camera), where you can see what the camera is currently pointing at on the computer screen. You need to run video editing software, such as iMovie. The software then imports the video you have shot and stored (on the camera), from the camera's tape to the Mac. This is from iMovie Help
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iMovie/8.0/en/9835.html
This document about compatibility for iMovie
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3290
says, "iMovie '09 works with most Mini DV tape-based camcorders that use a FireWire cable (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) to transfer data. iMovie works with DV (standard definition) or HDV (high definition) formats."

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