IMovie HD6 Importing 1080p video as 1080i

I have a Canon Powershot S100 that shoots Full Hd at 1080p with 24 frames as .mov. The only import option in iMovie HD 6 for 1080 is 1080i. So I imported the 1080p as 1080i and exported the finished project as a "Full Quality" .mov file. The exported .mov file shows the frame rate has been changed to 30. The video seems to look fine, but is there something I'm not seeing in the conversion from 24 to 30 frames.

Hello wendeebee,
When you launch the video camera and pull down the top Menu, what is the aspect ratio showing?
When you play back the videos on your computer after importing, what program are you using to view it?
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