+1 that would be the best bet... Does the camcorder have a USB output? If so, then you should just get the correct cable for the camcorder to connect to the MacBook.
Thanks, guys, that's what I was afraid of.
They're not mine. They are at my school and another teacher was trying to connect her dv camcorders to the laptops so that she could do animation captures using a software called I can animate.
I don't even know if that software can use a camcorder that connects through usb. It's fairly simple and basic.