Dave,
You're absolutely right. My ignorance, I'm afraid. My fear here is that the manual for the 740 does not talk about Firewire and the Mac, only about how it works with PCs. And, of course, the 740 doesn't come with the necessary Firewire cables (looks like I'll need a 4 pin to 6 pin cable, which I've ordered from Outpost). So, I guess I'll just have to be patient and wait to see whether this will work. I've asked around a little and the general opinion is that, once connected by Firewire, I'll be able to use iMovie just as I've seen it work with other cameras. Wish me luck!

Thanks for your advice.

steve