Macbook and firewire camera

hi,
on my old powerbook i had a firewire lead from sony pd150 into powerbook, now i dont have the correct in socket on new macbook pro, i have a firewire in but different type (not sure its name) which i use to connect an external seagate drive...
the seagate doesn't have the right input either for my camera to mac firewire lead , how so i get my camera attached to any of these devices?

Hi JulesTV, welcome to Apple Discussions!
The Firewire products that you currently have utilize Firewire 400, which is the older Firewire standard. Since the new unibody MacBook Pros, Apple has adopted Firewire 800 exclusively, which is twice as fast as the old Firewire 400 standard. The good news is that Firewire 800 is completely backwards compatible! All you need is an inexpensive adaptor or a Firewire 800 to Firewire 400 cable and you will be able to connect your Firewire 400 devices to your new MacBook Pro.
Firewire cables come with three different types of leads. A 9-pin lead is used on the new Firewire 800 cables. 6-pin and 4-pin leads are used on Firewire 400 cables. Often, the 4-pin leads are used on digital camcorders, but I have seen some that use 6-pin leads as well. What you will need to determine is whether your camera uses the 4-pin or 6-pin Firewire 400 lead, and then purchase the correct cable.
HERE is an example of a Firewire 800 (9-pin) to Firewire 400 (6-pin) cable.
HERE is an example of a Firewire 800 (9-pin) to Firewire 400 (4-pin) cable.
You can look at the high resolution images on that site of the ends of the cables to determine which is the correct one for your purposes. The good news is that they are very inexpensive!
Good luck and post back if you require additional clarification!
--Travis

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