Canon HF200 - variable output frame sizes???

Hi There Peeps,
Has anyone had a Canon HF200 put out frame sizes 1920x1080 and 1440x1080 from the same shoot?
Not worded that too well but my client came in with his shots on flash drive and as AVCHD is a native nono in FCP the MTS files were converted to MOV with the Voltaic conversion beastie; MOVs into FCP and ho! ho!; different sizes all over the shop.
Any one got any thoughts?
Cheers all

I thought the camera shot 1920 and outputs 1440; what is it with 1440 anyway?
The camera might have a full 1920 sensor, but the FORMAT...the HDV format, the codec, is 1440. It is an anamorphic format. This is one way they compress the footage into a small space. I mean, you are getting HD quality on a DV tape...they are compressing the **** out of it. One way is to make the footage anamorphic rather than full raster.
Was it developed by/for US TV networks to more ably use materiel originated on HD @ 16:9?
No. It was designed by the camera manufacturers when they created their codecs.
The Sony Z7 seems to shoot 1920 and output 1440.
Correct. 1920 sensor, 1440 compression type.
today I converted these to 1920x1080 Prores 422 with Compressor, but now have to render any changes in the timeline
That means you have a sequence/clip compression mis-match. Your sequence settings do not match your clips settings. They need to match exactly in order to bypass rendering immediately. If you have FCP 6 and create a new sequence and drop a new clip into that sequence, FCP will ask if you want the sequence to conform to the clip...click YES. Otherwise, choose an Easy Setup that matches what your footage is, then make a new sequence.
I should go back to the AIC .MOVs I guess but I'm not that thrilled with using the AIC.
I wouldn't. AIC lacks timecode...and is lower quality than HDV, and much lower than ProRes.
I think I am confusing myself with round-tripping sequences to Color in Prores and not getting a good return to FCP.
You need to render as PRO RES first in FCP...by either converting the footag to ProRes, or changing your render settings to ProRes. Render, then SEND TO COLOR.
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> Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 22:22:36 -0600
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Subject: Re: Frame size discrepancies in project settings?
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