Full HD camcorders that works with iMovie 11

Is there a list of Full HD camcorders that works with iMovie 11 directly - plug & play (import, edit,...), without need to use any workarounds ...
No compromise as to the quality of video.
I am about to buy a new camcorder and am bit confused reading practical/real life user experience presented on the Internet ...
Thanks, Ivan

Here is the list.
http://help.apple.com/imovie/cameras/en/index.html?lang=en_US
iMovie will not import 60P video without a lot of tinkering, nor will TV sets play 60P video. So that is a feature that helps sell cameras but is not currently a must have. If you shoot a lot of slow motion, 60P can be very useful.
Make sure the camera you buy will shoot 30P, 25P, 24P or 60i.

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