IMovie '09 & Canon's VIXIA HF S10 Camcorder

Does anyone know if I will be able to use Canon's VIXIA HF S10 Camcorder with iMovie '09 without running into any issues when it comes time to output my video at it's highest resolution?
I ask only because this particular camcorder is Canon's newest consumer model and it boasts 'Effective Pixels' specs of 3264 x 1840!!
Anyone have any idea about this? Thanks!

I've Had this camera since it was released. Although I am new to recording and editing with this camera and a mac I can say it seems to me to be pretty easy.
I made this HD film on that camera you can check out on youtube here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkZraGq2RKM
I think it's a great camera. You may find that if your a pro about filming and editing that there can be some issues, but for me at a beginner level I don't really see any. I think that there might be some super HD quality minor transfer grubs that I had read about, but I am unsure what those are nor how they are caused. I think that at the camera's highest recording quality, the imovie interface may show some degraded picture.
I say go out and get the camera, it is amazing. I only wish I knew of a class I could take to teach me of all the details an shooting options.
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on your system.
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