New April 2009 imac firewire

I have one of the new 2009 imacs that have one fire wire port. I have been reading the groups and have some questions:
1. is this an 800 firewire ports?
2. I have an old 8mm mini tape camera and I have used it to transfer video from the camera into my macbook with no problems using an apple firewire cable that had a really small end for my camera (4 pin?) and the other end was larger and more rectangular to the macbook port. (6 pin??) This rectangular end will not fit in the new imac... Do I need a new cable?
3. If I need a new cable...what would the cable be...4 pin to 9 pin?
4. Since my camera is older will the video still transfer using an 800 Firewire cable? I have had several macs that this camera has worked for video transfers into imovie using previous firewires cables.
Thanks

is this an 800 firewire ports?
Yes.
Do I need a new cable?
Yes, or an adaptor.
4 pin to 9 pin?
Yes.
Since my camera is older will the video still transfer using an 800 Firewire cable?
Yes.
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