Sony DCR-TRV70 Compatibility with IMovie HD

When I bought the Sony DV camcorder it was on the comaptible list from Apple. It is not now. With the supplied USB cable my Imac / IMovie HD does not recognize the camera. Has anyone had luck connecting this camcorder to Imovie HD?

You need to buy a Firewire cable, 4-pin to 6-pin. Sony calls them i.Link. USB is just for stills.

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*NO CAMERA or A/D-box*
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Try to avoid connecting Camera <--> external HD <--> Mac but import directly to the Mac then move
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Mac
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• White MacBooks - don't
• MacBook-Air - don't
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from LKN 1935.
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camera not on battery, but power-line?
did your Mac 'recognize' this camera before...?
a technical check.
connect camera, on, playback, fw-connected...
click on the Blue Apple, upper left of your screen ..
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under Firewire.. what do you read..?
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