16:9 editing (black bars)

I have a Final Cut project which I have assembled from .mov video clips. The clips are 16:9 (640x360), but when I render them they show up in the canvas with black bars above and below, even though I have the sequence settings set to 640x360. When I export I get a video in 2:1 aspect ratio with black bars.
What import/export & sequence settings ought I be using in order to work with 640x360 .mov files without getting any black bars? Is this possible?

Please take screenshots and show us the exact item properties of the clips you'r editing and the sequence in which you're editing.

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