Cant import 1920 x 1080

I have just shot some footage with 2 x HDCAM EX3's and for the first time shot in 1080i 50 and am now trouble bringing that format into FCP via the transfer software. It comes across as 1440 x 1080i using the Apple HDV 1080i50 codec and I can not seem to change this. In the project bins of FCP it appears as 1440 x 1080i at 3.2Mbps. I believe it stills shoots at 1920 x 1080 and 25Mbps.
Any suggestions?

Yes, use the sony xdcam transfer application that Sony delivers with the camera.. This software performs no conversion but simply rewraps the files as quicktime files. I've never actually used the plug in.
The application functions completely independently of FCP. I put the sticks into my macbook pro and use the application to do the transfer. Then I simply import them into FCP. I've also called it from within FCP, under the import submenu, and then placed them directly into the bins I want them to show up in.

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