Q: iMovie won't recognize Camera in my New iMac

What Mac do you have, does it have an iSight camera,  and what version of OS X?

Do you have an app called Photo Booth (should have come with your Mac). Does the camera work in Photo Booth?

One of these may help you:

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1059

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090

Message was edited by: EZ Jim

Mac OSX 10.8.2

I have the same problem!I

I have two Macs, one being 10 Years-old, and the latest being 1 1/2 Years old.

I have a Canon MV700 [Cassette], and a JVC Digital Camcorder. They work fine on iMovie, but after losing my cable for the Canon and after buying two replacement ones, iMovie CANNOT FIND my Canon yet will JVC!

I have been using iMovie for 15+ years and no problems. But after getting replacement cables and updating to OS X El Capitan / To back to OS X Yosemite... No luck with Canon MV700 yet it worked perfectly before!