Video in without firewire port?

I bought a 13" Aluminum MacBook recently. I didn't read the spec carefully. I discovered only after I have receive the shipment that this MacBook no longer have the firewire port. Without it, how can I connect my Camcorder via the DV port?

Thank you for your suggestions. I think I would keep the MacBook even though the loss of the firewire was really a step backward. It was my own fault to assume that the firewire port would carry forward from the white MacBook. This MacBook is not my only Macintosh. I also have a old G5 iMac that can handle my camcorder fine.

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