When connecting Sony HDD camcorder to IMAC, it launches Iphoto not Imovie

when I try to connect my camcorder to my IMac for the first time, it launches the iphoto software instead of imovie. How do I get it to launch imovie???
Thanks,
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What Camorder do you have? I'm looking to get a Sony DCR-SR45 and I'm finding that it may not be compatible with a mac.

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