Sony Handycam HD won't connect

My new Sony DCR-SR42 won't connect to my
iMac 5.1 with Intel 2GB 667mhz, 2GB RAM; OSX 10.49
Reading on the Sony site it says I "might" be able to connect via
iLife 08. (I have iLife 06)
The iLife 08 requires 733mhz.
Has anyone had success using the new handycam HD's with their Mac? I'd be hapy to just connect and download files as mpg...
Help Please! I'd do summersalts over any ideas!
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If you have an Intel iMac, iLife 08 will work. I think the 667mhz you are referring to is the memory speed, not the processor speed. The memory speed is not relevant for whether your camera will work.
Your camera MIGHT work with iMovie 08. It is not on the supported list, but several Sony standard def hard drive cameras are supported.
Even if you can't make it work directly to iMovie 08, you can try attaching your camera to the Mac via the USB cable. If your Mac sees the camera as an external hard drive in the finder, then you have some more options.
You can move the MPEG2 files onto a folder on your Mac. From here, you need to convert them into a format supported by either iMovie 08 (h.264, dv, or aic) or to a format supported by iMovie 06 (which you have already) which is dv.
To convert them, you can use MPEG Streamclip (free), but you will also need to install the Quicktime MPEG2 Playback component ($20). Let MPEG Streamclip convert the files from MPEG2 to dv, and you should be able to edit them on your iMovie 6.

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camera set to 'Play' , not rec/computer/etc.?
camera not on battery, but power-line?
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connect camera, on, playback, fw-connected...
click on the Blue Apple, upper left of your screen ..
choose 'About . . / More . .
under Firewire.. what do you read . . ?
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