FCPX Crops out the edges of video when exported!!

In the program it looks perfect, but the exported files always have a significant portion of the edges chopped off...
I have tried exporting under various settings and the same problem arises.
Why does it do this? How can I fix it?
Any help would be much appreciated.

Here is a screenshot of the original footage:
The exported file is just cropped, and I'd like to have the items near the edge in view...
The project is 720p HD (1280x720) 30p, around 13 minutes long...
I am exporting by going under File, Share, using these properties in the export window:
I also tried with H.264 Faster Encode but that did not change anything crop-wise.
I don't get it. I have exported other videos without this problem under the same settings, I believe.
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