Sony dcr-sr220 video camera software questions?

Question

hey-

i just got a brand new sony dcr-sr220 video camera. its really cool and i would recommend it to anyone. i only have a couple questions. is there any software for mac that would be compatible with this camera? i can use the windows picture motion browser on windows, but i'd like to be able to do it on the mac if possible. my second question is what is the best video editing program (again, mac would be great, but windows is acceptable) that is compatible with my camera. i've heard that sony is fairly tight with their file formats and that usually the only software that would work with their products is their own. is there anything better? (free would be awesome, but i wouldn't mind to pay)

-thanks in advance

Answer 1

The DCR-100, 200 & 300 are all supported by iMovie '08, so there's at least a chance that the 220 is too.  

Sony can be "innovative" with video formats such as MicoMV, but if they say they're using a standard format (MPEG-2 in this case) then that's what it'll be.