<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Sony calls it iLink. I can't imagine that Canon would have abandoned FireWire either. I have the Sony HDR-HC3, but haven't done much of anything with HD. You might want to check out the iMovie and or MacDV email lists. (<A href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/iMovie-List/">http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/iMovie-List/</A>) MacDV comes up in a Google search. This is the first post I've seen to this list in a very long time. It was intended for digital still cameras.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Shirley</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On May 17, 2007, at 6:25 PM, <A href="mailto:Rjsdrama@aol.com">Rjsdrama@aol.com</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><FONT id="role_document" face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"> <DIV>Dear List,</DIV> <DIV>I have just become a Mac "newbie", and I have a few questions regarding video importation. My Sony Digital8 camcorder communicates well with my iMac, but I was thinking of moving to a new HDD camcorder. However, I cannot find any that use a "firewire" cable, and I'm hesitant to trust a USB connection. Any thoughts?</DIV> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>