Boss wants to get Sony HDR-FX7 - is it a good camera with FCE HD?

I don't want to get stuck with a camera that doesn't do justice to the software.
I've heard on this forum that the Panasonic Dvx 100B is one of the best choices but is not HD. The boss says he is willing to go for HD because it will be implemented more in the future and he wants to be ready for it.
Can any of you give your experienced comments on this?
Thanks,
Ken

All Hail,
From our company to you, thanks for each response here. The boss says he is appreciative of the input and is holding off on the purchase of a camera until he is sure he is getting the right one, that maybe the FX1 is the right one.
He sends his thanks, and I thank you too.
As my own personal request, I must repeat the above question for the FX1, I notice it produces mpeg2 format, which I assume needs to be processed through Streamclip before it can be read by FCE HD?
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