HD import to iMovie okay, but movie is grainy and cut-off on QuickTime

I have Canon HD video camera set to FXP mode.
Imported video looks OK in iMovie, but when I export to QuickTime (I selected BEST quality), movie looks grainy and the image is cropped in the vertical axis (heads cut-off).
By contrast, when I use the Pixela software that came with the camera and import to my PC (boo!), and then export to .mpeg, movie quality is FINE and very sharp.
Am I setting up QuickTime export wrong?
Any suggestions much appreciated.
Thanks.

Here are the properties of a clip
File Path: D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB
Type: MPEG Movie
File Size: 228.0 MB
Image Size: 540 x 480
Frame Rate: 23.976
Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz - compressed - Stereo
Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo
Total Duration: 00:07:29:06
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.5802

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