Hard Drive Camcorder that WORKS WITH IMOVIE????

Can anyone please direct me to a current site which shows hard drive camcorders that will work EASILY with IMOVIE...I purchase a Mac so I can edit family video movies, but it looks as if every hard drive camcorder requires some type of file conversion so that it will work with mac...I know this sounds crazy, but is it easier to do this stuff on a PC????

 have a list of cameras they have tested here.
I have a sony HDR SR8 and have no problems at all.

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