What type of firewire cord do I need to keep older camcorder to imovie?

I have a new (2010) mac, but use imovie HD (circa 2005) and have an older Sony TRV camcorder that attached to my old imac (2005) with one firewire cable, but that same cable doesn't fit on the new mac.  i have found online that the new macs have an 800 port, but honestly i don't know what these means.
I have gone to a handful of electronic stores and most don't even carry firewire cables and those that do, don't carry the right one.  i think my only option is buying on ebay, but when i search firewire cables there is nothing that specifies 800-port.  any help would be much appreciated.
thanks,
J.

Firewire800 uses a 9-pin connector whereas Firewire400 uses a 6-pin connector.
Camcorder sometimes use a Firewire400 with a 4-pin connector, which is the same as the 6-pin but without the power-supplied.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1394
Best is to get a Firewire800-to-Firewire400 cable of appropriate length.
Bought mine at Amazon.
Stefan

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