What is needed to capture video in Premiere Pro

To capture video in premiere, do you need to have either a camcorder with Firewire (I believe this is what the user guide states) or can you use a camcorder with a USB port...and in either case do you need to have a video capture card?
At this point, I think that if I have a camcorder that is non IEEE firewire, that uses a USB port, then I need to have a video capture card...is this correct?
And if it is, can anyone recommend a video capture card that works with a PC (not a MAC).
Thanks
JK

Premiere Pro is designed for professional editors, and can be daunting to the untrained.  Given that you ask these questions, it seems pretty obvious you're not yet trained.  In which case I strongly recommend becoming a professionally trained editor before using Premiere Pro.
For the amateur crowd, there are consumer editors out there which will be easier to work with.

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