IFrame enabled cameras - Please help!!!

Hello!
I've been shooting home video with a miniDV camera but editing is often slowed by the real time importing process.
I'm wondering if an iFrame capable camera like the GC-WP10 (water proof jvc model) is used by anybody here. I'm editing home video for viewing on a Hi-Def 55" wide screen tv so the quality is kind of important.
Can anybody offer help and advice?? I'd love to have a portable unit like the JVC and heard that iFrame would make importing to imovie easier. Does iFrame maintain the same quality?
My mini-DV camera is standard video so I'm thiking that even a portable, newer HD camera with an SD card would be better quality and make life easier.
Thanks for your help and time!
Thanks in advance!

I would definitely not recommend the JVC model if you intend to view it on a 55" wide screen. The video quality is subpar -- even my old MiniDV footage taken with a GL-2 beats it by a few extra yards.
If you want to beat MiniDV, you really need to step up to something like a Panasonic TM700K 3MOS if you want to better it. Or get a video capable DSLR like a 5DMK2 or the newer Nikon D3100 or D7000. MiniDV is a mature technology and if you bought an expensive one like around $1000 to $2000 range in the past, it will be better against the cheaper $300 1080p or 720p cheap camcorder stuff you can buy nowadays.
Also in iMovie, you can "save" your imported footage from miniDV as DV stream for loseless later editing. You are not required to print to tape and then re-import as this process takes a long time. Just import once and keep the *.DV file as your master footage. This is what I'm doing.
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