Final Cut Express capturing 48 percent behind camera.

When I go to capture with my HD camera it tells me that it is 48 percent behind the came and to use the camera for preview. Why is it doing this? When it finishes it makes sub clips, some of them have only 2 seconds of video while others have like 5 minutes. I have never had this problem before with the camera I own.

NO I never stopped the camera once.
When I say stopping the camera, I'm referring to the time you recorded the footage. During recording each time the record/record pause button is pushed on the camera that's a shot change/break. These shot changes/breaks are broken up during capture of HDV.
Are we on the same page here?
Otherwise I can only suggest that you double check the currently set Project and Sequence settings match the incoming footage from the camera in all details.
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