What kind of cable to use?

I was wondering what kind of a cable do I need to use to put video off of a mini dv camera to a program like imovie on my mac. So I did some searching on the web. I found out that you need firewire. Then I felt kind of stupid that I didn't think of that. So if anyone was wondering the same thing, I hope that I answered your question. You will need a 6 to 4 pin cable for most desktops and a 4 pin to 4 pin for most laptops.