Sony's New HDD Cameras and FCE (or iMovie)

Help! I just bought a new Sony camera that does not use tapes. It is the DCR-SR40. They files are saved as Quicktime, but I cannot use them in FCE. Sony support says that they are not compatible with Mac. I can buy an editing program from Pixela, for $100, but then I can't use FCE. Any help in getting the files to work? Any third party software to convert the files? Sony support said I could use an analog capture card, but again, another expense, and I lose the digital. Grr!

Hey, thanks a bunch! I got Streamclip to work finally. I did have to d/l the quicktime add. I tried it without, to no avail. This twenty dollar fix is a lot better than the hundred dollar one.
I tried to email you, but the forum wouldn't give me your address. Is there any difference to the export choices? Export to DV is the best choice? It worked with one dvd I just made. Since you have this camera, am I supposed to format the HDD drive before I use it? I did not, as I was in a hurry to film. I just grabbed it out of the box and shot. I seem to remember that I had to do that as well when I bought a still Sony camera a few years ago. Same problem, had to format to get the disk to read.
Again, thanks a great deal for your help. I appreciate all here, both of you guys who helped me answer this problem.
Best,
LT

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