My mac doesn't see my broadcast dv camera either in final cut or imovie

Trying to take video we shot on professional panasonic camera and load it on the mac using imovie or final cut express. Imovie acts like it's importing but the file is empty (no media attached). Tried to move the files to drive but the macbook pro doesn't see the camera in the finder (using firewire or usb). HELP!
Final cut express doesn't show the camera at all as a source.

Lara,
Without specific details we can't even begin to help you.
What make/model camera shot the video? Are you trying to use the same camera to capture the video with iMovie or Final Cut Express?
Exactly what codec/settings did you use for shooting the video?  DV? HDV?  AVCHD?  1920x1080i60?  1280x720p30?  Something else?
Have you ever captured video from this camera before?  With this Mac before?
If you are using a different camera for capturing purposes, what make/model is it?
How are you connecting the camera to your Mac?  USB?  FireWire?
Cameras generally do not show up in the Finder; but if you look in System Profiler you should see it listed under Hardware > USB or > Firewire depending on how it is connected to your Mac.
What versions of OS X, iMovie and Final Cut Express are you using?
In Final Cut Express, what Easy Setup are you using?

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