Auto import missing full Import options

Setup
Nikon D2X with LR 1.3 Windows XP Pro sp2
I am shooting NEF (Raw) with a D2X tethered to a laptop
Nikon Capture Control drops new images in to a folder
LR auto import is watching this folder and duly imports the pictures
adding metadata as it does so.
The options on the auto import are much more basic than the standard import features.
I would like to import the NEFs to DNG and backup the NEFs.
Are there plans to fix/improve this situation.
Or am I missing something.
(Apologies if this is a duplicate post I have spend quite some time searching and checking FAQs)
/Graham

I don't know if there's any impediment doing it this way shooting tetherered, but it seems a clunky workflow. Why convernt to DNG on import when you want the tethered operation to be as fast as it can be? Why backup images when you don't know what to keep?
Best import RAW, then after at least one cut ediiting/culling, then convert and backup.

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