Anyone editing Canon Vixia HF M30 videos

My nephew has this camera and video files from past use.  He is having problems imprting them into his new iMac.  I searchd Internet for himand found several articles on how to import from the Canon camera.  I am seeking somene's actual experience in doing this.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi Charles,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities!
The Final Cut Pro X User Guide has the step-by-step information for importing from a file-based camcorder:
Import from file-based cameras
http://help.apple.com/finalcutpro/mac/10.0.6/#verd0e78ca8
Best,
Jeremy

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