Best HD Camera for FCE 4.0.1

I am looking at the Panasonic HDC TM700k vs Canon VIXIA HF S21.
I have read a lot of puzzling information about folks having trouble importing footage from some cameras into FCE, including problems with the 60p on the Panasonic.
Any truth to this? Will I have trouble in FCE with either camera?
Message was edited by: BigOrange1

No experience with the Panasonic, but here's a recent thread of someone's problems with it:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11457489#11457489
The Canon I can vouch for-- not that model in particular model, but Vixias in general all use an FCE-friendly form of AVCHD as far as I know.

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    At another Apple Store, the tech suggested I download the previous version of iMovie HD. I did this and with hours of working through the different Export options I was able to create movies to post again on youTube. However, the picture quality of the newer iMovies has never approached the quality of my last post before QT 7.4.5 downloaded. Remember my problems started with QT 7.4.5. Well, my new iMac came with QT 7.4.1, I have not Uploaded QT 7.4.5 and won’t until Flip Video fixes this problem.
    Examples of my Flip Video movies can be viewed on youTube at: sffoggydays. The last video with excellent picture quality was posted 6 Apr 2008 titled “A Day at the San Francisco Zoo, Chapter Nine, L-Taravel Ride to BART.” This video was made in iMovie and Exported before QT 7.4.5 downloaded. All the youTube Flip Videos made after 6 Apr 2008 have poor picture quality.
    It is time for Flip Video camera to stop “passing the buck” to Apple. When manufactures of operating system such as Apple and Microsoft create newer and upgraded systems, it is the responsibility of the manufactures of applications to redo the programs for operating on the new systems. Here is where Flip Video is not accepting this responsibility to Mac users of their camera. The Flip Video application/codex/drivers need to be updated in order to fix the following problems:
    - No sound on AVI files in QT 7.4.5
    - No Import of AVI and MOV files in iMovie 08
    - Poor picture quality for youTube in Export of iMovie HD
    I like my Flip Video camera, want to continue making movies for youTube, and recommending the camera to others. The Flip Video camera people need to fix these problems for Mac users.
    I am still making Flip Video of my grandkids.

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