Importing interlaced vs. progressive MTS for FCPX

I've been doing to jewelry product video with my new Handycam HDR CX-160, and have run into a hurdle with FCPX. For some reason, FCPX won't allow me to import progressive scan MTS files from the camcorder. Why?
FCPX has no trouble at all recognizing my Handycam when I make a USB connection, and 60i formatted HD files import just fine, but the better quality 60p files won't show up in the import window.
I am stumped on how to make this work. I have figured out a moderate workaround via a suggestion to use Handbrake to convert from MTS to MP4, but there is a bit of quality loss in the process.
Could anyone please make some suggestions, or share their experiences? Thanks!
- Jamie

I'm connecting my Handycam HDR CX-160 to the computer via USB. FCPX recognizes the camera, and also recognizes all files that are 60i formatted or of lesser quality, but FCPX does not recognize the 60p files. I have recorded both types of files onto the same memory card, and while both files are vieable on the camera for playback, FCPX only sees the 60i files.
My workaround now is to just view the camera via Finder and copy over the MTS files.
It would be nice if I didn't have to do this, so I hope we'll see some upgrades to FCPX soon so we can import higher quality files directly.

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