Old JVC Video camera, driver only compatible with windows.

Go to JVC's web site and see if they offer any drivers for this camera that would allow you to download to your Mac. Otherwise you will need to go on Google and see if any 3rd party drivers are available for your Mac otherwise your Camera may be in that Black Hole where JVC or none of the 3rd party Open Software folks have found it not worth jacking with. This happens a lot with older Cameras and Printers they just don't seem to follow up on there equipment.

Sorry for your problems

DON

Have you tried iMovie?

There is generally no driver necessary; you can mostly import directly into iMovie (depending on your iMovie version and camera model):

http://help.apple.com/imovie/cameras/en/index.html?lang=en_US

or, the older version:

iMovie '09: Camcorder Support

iMovie '09: A limited number of video files may require conversion before importing

However, with most, you will need to have Firewire, not USB. That may be the reason why it is not recognized. Does the camera have an IEEE 1394 port?

I have an old JVC camera, i would like to transfer the video which is on mini DV cassette

It would help if you give us the exact model JVC camcorder you have.

That said, nearly all miniDV camcorders (including JVC miniDV cams) transfer video via Firewire (aka iLink or IEEE 1394), not USB. And no drivers are required, at least not on a Mac. If you have a more recent Mac that has a Thunderbolt port (no Firewire port), you can use an Apple Thunderbolt-Firewire adapter to connect your camcorder to your Mac (although you may also need a 4-pin to 9-pin FW cable).

Also, on miniDV camcorders that have both Firewire and USB connections, the USB connection is almost exclusively reserved for transferring still photos from the memory card in the camcorder, not video from the miniDV cassettes.