Panasonic DVX100a NTSC DV video camera FCP Settings

I used a Panasonic DVX100a for the first time. I shot 30FPS Progressive. I was wondering if anyone knows what the appropriate setting I should use in FCP to digitize and edit only the progressive frames. I ask because when I digitized using the standard FCP Basic DV NTSC setting the logging info told me that the footage was lower field dominate. If it is progressive shouldn't there be no fields?
On a side note I have heard in the past that DVX100a's sometimes have an audio sync problem. Is this true and if yes what is the work around.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
Cheers,
Mike Kroesen

Me neither but it's been reported since the first version was new and apparently was enough of a problem that Apple wrote that sync tool and included it on the first version of FCP 4.
I capture regular NTSC and 30p with my JVC vtr and as the darn thing doesn't read the pulldown flags, if I have 24p or 24pa and wanna work in 23.976 fps, I log with the JVC and and then do a one pass capture with the camera. No shuttling, no reversing, just pass the tape, no worse than taping. By the time I'm ready to replace that erstwhile camera, tape will be long gone and P2 cards or whatever will be as cheap as SD cards are now.

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