Wont capture

I have 300 GB available on my scratch disk. The easy setup is correct for the material I have, HDV-1080i60, and the camera, a Sony HDR1. The camera is showing ok in Log and Capture, and when I click Now, it shows that it's capturing. But when it stops, there's no clip, and none in the finder.
What am I doing wrong?

I understand that clearly and did it but my problem is i have saved the project in NTSC mode and widescreen before and want to add more clips into the project. But when i plugin my handycam and switch imovie to camera mode, it says:
"Incompatible Camera Video Format
The attached camera uses a different video format than your project's format. To use this camera, disconnect any other tape-based cameras, then create a new, empty project. "
But first project was made with the same handycam, same mini dv casette and same settings i really dont get it. I tired to do it in a new project with DV-Widescreen mode, when i switch on my camera it goes back to PAL and images seems longer. i will watch with a widescreen enabled television, maybe this problem doesnt make any difference i dont know.
Thanks,
Natalie

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