Log and transfer with Canon cameras

Hello. Using Final Cut Pro 7 to edit my project.
I've been importing footage successfully from my Canon 7D using the Log and Transfer plugin. 
I tried to do the same with new footage from my Canon Powershot S100.  I receievd this error:
"contains unsupported media or has an invalid directory structure. Please choose a folder whose directory structure matches supported media."
I transferred the files from camera --> external hard drive keeping the original file structure.  is there another way I should be importing footage from a non-EOS camera?
Thanks!

I'm not aware of any plugin that Canon has for the S100 but you may want to check on that. If they don't, it would be best to convert the footage to ProRes 422 prior to importing into an FCP project.
-DH

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