Distorted video

Hi, I'm new to videocams and related software, so please be patient with me! I have just bought a sony HDR-HC3 videocam and decided to use FCE HD 3.5.
When I capture the video and using the easy setup 1080i50 which the videocam supports, I notice that when I play back the clips on my monitor there is a distortion almost like a camera shudder, or a blurring of the edges as though the video is interlaced perhaps. Now I dont have this problem if I use iMovie. I think that it has something to do with the settings but cannot find out what it can be.
Can anyone offer any help on this one please?

Hi(Bonjour)!
The consumer model HC3, like many consumer and some prosumer models, don't show overscan. It seems that what you see on the camcorder's monitor is smaller than the recorded area.
Do the comparaison: Monitor same footage on camcorder's LCD and in the viewer in FCE HD with "title and action safe overlay" option turned on.
If your camcorder don't show overscan, you will see a much greater image in viewer in FCE. The title and action safe overlay show the portion that you have to be aware when you put content that will show on TV screen.
This portion of image does not appear on a TV set, but it will show on computer screen.
May be your artifact problem is related to this fact. The edges are invisible on LCD or TV set, but do appears in viewer.
When you say that you monitor, do you mean on your computer screen with "digital cinema desktop feature" ?
Does you monitor has a native 1920X1080 pixels resolution (or greater).
If not, FCE HD downsize your image for viewing.
Are you sure that your HC3 is a european model (that use 1080i50)?
If not, try 1080i60 in easy setup.
Pay attention that any change in easy setup will takt place for new sequences only.
Michel Boissonneault

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