Panasonic PV-DV400D MiniDV Firewire not recognized?

I tried to import some Digital Video to my hard drive for the first time and Image Capture, iMovie 6 HD or iPhoto 7 will not recognize the camera. I'm using OS X 10.5.8 on my iBook G4 1.2GHz. The camera is about 7 yrs old. Are there drivers available, I can't seem to find any.
Thanks for reading!

I tested my iBook Firewire port, cable etc. and it all worked.
The camera is from 2000/2001. I had iMovie running when I turned the camera on, which was incorrect. I needed to have the camera in VCR mode first and then fire up iMovie. It's amazing how important the starting sequence is!! My iBook is a G4 1.2GHz 10.5.8 from 2005 and it imported the footage flawlessly and very easily. This inspired me to buy a new Canon ZR960 MiniDV Firewire camcorder for $249 at BestBuy today. I've been using a Flip Video USB camera for a while.

Now it's time to have some fun with my Intel Mac mini 1.83 C2D running 10.6 with iMovie '09!!!
Thank you!

Here's the edited footage thanks to you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4FdNidUOrY