MUMacUser said:
Looks like I'm screwed then, unless I buy a new camcorder. it doesn't convert, much less have the ports needed to connect it to the Mac.
If you have access to a PC with a full-spec video card (i.e. with analogue-in ports) or capture interface then you could live digitise via the PC and then drop the resulting .avi file into Final Cut on your Mac in order to render the sound. I think you can achieve the same results straight onto your Mac if you have an external (e.g. usb) capture interface, but I am not sure, and do not know where to get these interfaces, or how much they cost, but if you're set on the camera then have a search.
To be honest, unless you've got loads of stuff on tape already, even the cheapest mini-DV camera will give you much higher quality than an analogue like yours, so it might be worth spending a few quid (bucks? Didn't notice your location, sorry!) on a new camera. You should be able to pick one up for about 150-200 GBP or equivalent, though obviously the more you can spend, the better.
If you do have existing footage to transfer, but are not going to keep the camera, then you can send the tapes out to be converted to DVD, though obviously you will experience further loss of quality due to compression.
One last thing - don't be tempted by those cheap solid-state camcorders - the footage will be shoddy and hard to edit.