Nikon D7000 to Final Cut Express 4 for dummies?

I am a recent owner of a Nikon D7000 and also FCE4 HD. I wish to use FCE to edit the videos I shoot with this camera. I've seen some discussions on how I need to first convert the video clips to a format that FCE can use because it apparently cannot process the .MOV files.
My problem is that I haven't found any discussions that explain what I need to do in a basic, step-by-step response. Please keep in mind that I know nothing about frame rates and all the technical jargon. I just want to know how to get the best results from the camera in order to get it into FCE to edit it. Big learning curve here.
I've downloaded MPEG Streamclip because I've read that I need that in order to convert something to something else, but that's as far as I've gotten...
Please, can someone help to explain this process in simple terms for a dummy like me?

Ok, FCE update done. I read that I should shoot in 1280x720;30fps instead of 1920x1080;24fps... so I switched the movie settings in the camera and shot a sample clip.
So, using the Quicktime Player Movie Inspector, I get the following info:
H.264, 1280x720, Millions Linear PCM, 16-bit little endian signed integer, 2 channels, 48000 Hz
29.97 FPS
55.1 MB
17.06 Mbit/s
1391x782 pixels
What now?

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