Open QuickTime Player located in your Applications folder. To begin creating a new recording go to File > New Movie Recording. Now make sure the Camera and Microphone setting in QuckTime is set to HDV-VCR.
Pull down front flap and place MiniDV tape into deck. Cue your footage, then press play. Your content will show in the preview window in QuickTime. Hit the red record button to begin capturing footage into the computer.
Press the stop button in QuickTime to save your content.