Mac Pro :: New System Not Detecting Vidcam - Need Drivers?

I want to import videos from my vidcam into final cut studio, so I can play with it there. However my new mac can't detect the vidcam, it does however detect when the vidcam is plugged in, however it only recognizes it as a usb type device not as a vidcam. So I phoned apple and asked for assistance, they suggested updating the software(which i did). This however did not help, as the vidcam is still just a "memory space". I can access the videos but they are in MTS format, which is not supported in final cut studio and I would prefer to work directly from the vidcam and not use a video converter to convert them first. So basically to put it in one sentence how do I get my mac to recognize my sony hdr sr12 video camera, as a camera and not a unknown usb type device.