FCE and Canon Vixia HF s21 Dual Flash media

I have searched the forum for feedback on whether Final Cut Express has any file and transfer issues with a camera that has both SDHD cards and an internal hard drive, like the Canon Vixia HF s21 Dual Flash Memory Camcorder.
Before I make the purchase, I just wanted to make sure if there are any problems with this set-up when doing log and transfer and whether the HF s21 or the Canon Vixia HFS 200 would be better in working with Final Cut Express 4.0.1 in a newsroom setting on MacBook Pros running Snow Leopard? I am supposing based on checking the forum that since both are AVCHD cameras all will be fine, but I wanted to check.
Thanks,
Douglas

Thanks. Being the old newsroom hand that you are, a follow-up question. I am in the process of recommending a switch away from PC/Premium Elements video production to Final Cut and Macs for my newsroom. But we are only able to upload .flv or mpeg4 files to our website. My (hopefully not illiterate) notion is to shoot in HD on one of these Canons, import and edit into Final Cut and export out as .flvs or mpeg4 for upload to the paper's site. Am I missing something in this or is there another, better workflow under these constraints?
Douglas

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Does anyone know if Best Buy is planning on carrying this camcorder?

Hi camera81,
Unfortunately we don't have any plans on carrying the Canon HF S21 camcorder at this time, but we did just start carrying the Canon HF S20. I hope this helps!
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I checked Apple's list of compatible camcorders with iMovie and this camcorder is not on the list.... But this camcorder seems so similar to other camcorders that I want to know if it works with iMovie on my Mac even though its not on the list?!?
I need to know SOON because I need to start filming tomorrow and this camera is available at my local Best Buy now....
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Mac tries to bundle all the drivers it needs with the install, and so there are typically no drivers available as they come with the OS. For video cameras they don't supply Mac 'drivers' but instead rely on iMovie since all new macs come with iMovie. Apple bundles the drivers with OS X, and in essence that means your camera either works with iMovie or it doesn't. So you have to check the list from Apple.
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