Captured video is stretched too wide

I connect my camcorder to my Mac with a Firewire cable and capture video but the result is stretched too much.
Instead of widescreen (16:9) it is more like 19.5 to 9!
I am new to Mac, I have a new Macbook Pro and am still learning. 
The camcorder is a Sony DCR-HC62E using MiniDV tapes, not high definition.
I connect them with a Firewire cable, 4 pin at the camcorder end and 9 pin at the Mac.
I told iMovie it was Widescreen (16:9).
I tried USB but nothing happened, do I need a driver and how do I find one, I've not had much luck with the Sony website.

Does it look OK in FCP?
If so follow these instructions for outputting 1280x720 for the web.
Select File>Export>Using QT Conversion.
Click the "Options"  button and when the the Options window opens you will see  "Size", "Settings" and  "Sound" buttons.
Click the Size button and set 1280 x 720
Click  the Settings button and  select:-
Compression Type . . . . H.264
Frame Rate . . . . . . . . . Current
Key Frames . . . . . . . . . Automatic
Compressor Quality . . . High
Encoding . . . . . . . . . . "Faster" encode will give almost the same quality as "Best" but is twice as fast - your decision!
Data Rate . . . . . . . . . . Restrict to 3,000kbps  (Don't use a comma when you enter the number)
Then click the "Audio" button and make sure that AAC has been selected.

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