Canon HG21 camcorder imovie vs final cut pro

I just purchased a canon vixia hg21 camcorder and love it. The only problem is that my video is not as clear on my computer (using imovie) as it is seen on the camcorder. What am I doing wrong? Do I purchase Final Cut? All I want to do is download my family videos, edit, burn it on a dvd, then play back on an HD TV. Do I need an external burner? Or, different camcorder? What can I do to get that quality video?

Final Cut will likely provide a minimal quality boost (as it uses a higher quality codec for importing AVCHD), but beyond that I don't think you'd find it worth your money. What specifically about your imported video looks "not as clear"? Remember that your camcorder screen is always going to look like a higher resolution than your computer due to it's size.
Also bear in mind that in order to properly burn HD content to a disc, you will need a Blu-ray burner and software that will burn it (Toast 10, for example). It is possible to burn small amounts of HD content on a normal DVD, but whether or not you can do this without purchasing Toast (or something more expensive like Final Cut Studio), I can't say.

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    2   com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000106233e58 -[FFThumbnailRequestManager _backgroundTask:onTask:] + 3528
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    4   com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105d6f46d -[FFBackgroundTask main] + 333
    5   com.apple.Foundation           0x00007fff8770359c -[__NSOperationInternal _start:] + 653
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    9   libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff90510ecc _dispatch_queue_invoke + 202
    10  libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff9050e6b7 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 463
    11  libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff9051cfe4 _dispatch_worker_thread3 + 91
    12  libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff87fad6cb _pthread_wqthread + 729
    13  libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff87fab4a1 start_wqthread + 13
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    1   libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff90512c55 _dispatch_semaphore_wait_slow + 213
    2   com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000106233c37 -[FFThumbnailRequestManager _backgroundTask:onTask:] + 2983
    3   com.apple.Flexo               0x00000001065b91fc FFApplicationHandleExceptionThatShouldNotBeIgnoredInBlock + 12
    4   com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105d6f46d -[FFBackgroundTask main] + 333
    5   com.apple.Foundation           0x00007fff8770359c -[__NSOperationInternal _start:] + 653
    6   com.apple.Foundation           0x00007fff877031a3 __NSOQSchedule_f + 184
    7   libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff9050bc13 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
    8   libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff9050f365 _dispatch_queue_drain + 1100
    9   libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff90510ecc _dispatch_queue_invoke + 202
    10  libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff9050e6b7 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 463
    11  libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff9051cfe4 _dispatch_worker_thread3 + 91
    12  libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff87fad6cb _pthread_wqthread + 729
    13  libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff87fab4a1 start_wqthread + 13
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    1   com.apple.Foundation           0x00007fff87761889 -[NSCondition wait] + 237
    2   com.apple.Flexo               0x00000001062270c2 __47-[FFThumbnailGenerator _backgroundTask:onTask:]_block_invoke + 194
    3   com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000106226a7a -[FFThumbnailGenerator _backgroundTask:onTask:] + 1642
    4   com.apple.Flexo               0x00000001065b91fc FFApplicationHandleExceptionThatShouldNotBeIgnoredInBlock + 12
    5   com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105d6f46d -[FFBackgroundTask main] + 333
    6   com.apple.Foundation           0x00007fff8770359c -[__NSOperationInternal _start:] + 653
    7   com.apple.Foundation           0x00007fff877031a3 __NSOQSchedule_f + 184
    8   libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff9050bc13 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
    9   libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff9050f365 _dispatch_queue_drain + 1100
    10  libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff90510ecc _dispatch_queue_invoke + 202
    11  libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff9050e6b7 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 463
    12  libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff9051cfe4 _dispatch_worker_thread3 + 91
    13  libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff87fad6cb _pthread_wqthread + 729
    14  libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff87fab4a1 start_wqthread + 13
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    0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8e854132 __psynch_cvwait + 10
    1   com.apple.Foundation           0x00007fff87735400 -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 343
    2   com.apple.Foundation           0x00007fff8772b2b8 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 232
    3   com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105c5ef2d -[FFPrerollSync wait] + 45
    4   com.apple.Flexo               0x00000001065c8ef2 FFScheduledReadAudioFile::pullScheduledReadFrames(long long, long long, AudioBufferList*, bool*) + 882
    5   com.apple.Audio.provider       0x000000010e91857d FFStreamAudioScheduledReadFile_RenderCallback(void*, unsigned int*, AudioTimeStamp const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList*) + 61
    6   com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105c02f8e FFAudioInputAdapter::RenderHelper(void*, unsigned int*, AudioTimeStamp const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList*) + 174
    7   com.apple.audio.units.Components 0x0000000139220522 AUMultiChannelMixerInputElement::PullMixerInput(unsigned int, unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, AudioBufferList*) + 198
    8   com.apple.audio.units.Components 0x000000013921fcb4 AUMultiChannelMixer::MixerCore::RenderInput(unsigned int, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int) + 182
    9   com.apple.audio.units.Components 0x00000001392212d1 AUMultiChannelMixer::MixerCore::Mix(InputRenderOrderInfo const*, int, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int) + 261
    10  com.apple.audio.units.Components 0x00000001392211a4 AUMultiChannelMixer::MixerCore::MasterMix(AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int) + 1462
    11  com.apple.audio.units.Components 0x00000001392209ff AUMultiChannelMixer::Render(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int) + 415
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    15  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e2cd204 _AT_AudioUnitRender + 148
    16  com.apple.audio.units.Components 0x0000000139075d68 AUConverterBase::RenderBus(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int) + 668
    17  com.apple.audio.units.Components 0x000000013907376e AUBase::DoRenderBus(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, AUOutputElement*, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 166
    18  com.apple.audio.units.Components 0x0000000139071e5d AUBase::DoRender(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 505
    19  com.apple.audio.units.Components 0x0000000139126b2f AUMethodRender(void*, unsigned int*, AudioTimeStamp const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList*) + 46
    20  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e2cd204 _AT_AudioUnitRender + 148
    21  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105c02f8e FFAudioInputAdapter::RenderHelper(void*, unsigned int*, AudioTimeStamp const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList*) + 174
    22  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce7c75 AUInputElement::PullInput(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int) + 181
    23  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ccf7d7 AUPassThrough::RenderBus(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int) + 167
    24  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce6620 AUBase::DoRenderBus(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, AUOutputElement*, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 224
    25  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce4414 AUBase::DoRender(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 500
    26  com.apple.Flexo               0x000000010660de6e AUMethodRender(void*, unsigned int*, AudioTimeStamp const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList*) + 46
    27  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e2cd204 _AT_AudioUnitRender + 148
    28  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce7c95 AUInputElement::PullInput(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int) + 213
    29  com.apple.Flexo               0x00000001068147b8 AUCallbackGainStage::Render(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int) + 168
    30  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce6620 AUBase::DoRenderBus(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, AUOutputElement*, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 224
    31  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce4414 AUBase::DoRender(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 500
    32  com.apple.Flexo               0x000000010660de6e AUMethodRender(void*, unsigned int*, AudioTimeStamp const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList*) + 46
    33  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e2cd204 _AT_AudioUnitRender + 148
    34  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce7c95 AUInputElement::PullInput(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int) + 213
    35  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ccf7d7 AUPassThrough::RenderBus(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int) + 167
    36  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce6620 AUBase::DoRenderBus(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, AUOutputElement*, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 224
    37  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce4414 AUBase::DoRender(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 500
    38  com.apple.Flexo               0x000000010660de6e AUMethodRender(void*, unsigned int*, AudioTimeStamp const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList*) + 46
    39  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e2cd204 _AT_AudioUnitRender + 148
    40  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce7c95 AUInputElement::PullInput(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int) + 213
    41  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ccf7d7 AUPassThrough::RenderBus(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int) + 167
    42  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ccfdeb AUSequenceTime::RenderBus(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int) + 331
    43  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce6620 AUBase::DoRenderBus(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, AUOutputElement*, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 224
    44  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce4414 AUBase::DoRender(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 500
    45  com.apple.Flexo               0x000000010660de6e AUMethodRender(void*, unsigned int*, AudioTimeStamp const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList*) + 46
    46  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e2cd204 _AT_AudioUnitRender + 148
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    51  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e2cd204 _AT_AudioUnitRender + 148
    52  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105c02f8e FFAudioInputAdapter::RenderHelper(void*, unsigned int*, AudioTimeStamp const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList*) + 174
    53  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce7c75 AUInputElement::PullInput(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int) + 181
    54  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce016d AUEffectBase::Render(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int) + 125
    55  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce6620 AUBase::DoRenderBus(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, AUOutputElement*, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 224
    56  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce4414 AUBase::DoRender(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 500
    57  com.apple.Flexo               0x000000010660de6e AUMethodRender(void*, unsigned int*, AudioTimeStamp const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList*) + 46
    58  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e2cd204 _AT_AudioUnitRender + 148
    59  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce7c95 AUInputElement::PullInput(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int) + 213
    60  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105cdb690 AUSampleRateConverterWithTimeStamps::ConverterInput(unsigned int&, AudioBufferList*) + 272
    61  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e2189a5 AudioConverterChain::CallInputProc(unsigned int) + 373
    62  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e218729 AudioConverterChain::FillBufferFromInputProc(unsigned int*, CABufferList*) + 125
    63  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e1f5133 BufferedAudioConverter::GetInputBytes(unsigned int, unsigned int&, CABufferList const*&) + 179
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    66  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e218547 AudioConverterChain::RenderOutput(CABufferList*, unsigned int, unsigned int&, AudioStreamPacketDescription*) + 99
    67  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e1f4fd1 BufferedAudioConverter::FillBuffer(unsigned int&, AudioBufferList&, AudioStreamPacketDescription*) + 283
    68  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e1d079f AudioConverterFillComplexBuffer + 287
    69  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105cdb8d1 AUSampleRateConverterWithTimeStamps::Render(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int) + 417
    70  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce6620 AUBase::DoRenderBus(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, AUOutputElement*, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 224
    71  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce4414 AUBase::DoRender(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 500
    72  com.apple.Flexo               0x000000010660de6e AUMethodRender(void*, unsigned int*, AudioTimeStamp const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList*) + 46
    73  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e2cd204 _AT_AudioUnitRender + 148
    74  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce7c95 AUInputElement::PullInput(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int) + 213
    75  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105cd44e8 AUSimpleScoper::Render(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int) + 952
    76  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105cd14d2 AUSimpleScoper::RenderBus(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int) + 146
    77  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce6620 AUBase::DoRenderBus(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, AUOutputElement*, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 224
    78  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105ce4414 AUBase::DoRender(unsigned int&, AudioTimeStamp const&, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList&) + 500
    79  com.apple.Flexo               0x000000010660de6e AUMethodRender(void*, unsigned int*, AudioTimeStamp const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, AudioBufferList*) + 46
    80  com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8e2cd204 _AT_AudioUnitRender + 148
    81  com.apple.Flexo               0x0000000105c02f8e FFAudioInputAdapter::RenderHelper(void*, unsigned int*, Audio

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