Panasonic HDC sd100 - any experience yet?

hello all, does anyone have experience importing video from this camera yet? the iMovie compatability list shows it as ok, and the FCE list shows the HS9, but we are seriously contemplating this camera for a lengthy overseas trip and don't want to get back and find a lot of footage we can't import!
please note, this will not be used with the Mac in my profile, but our MacBook 2.16ghz/2gbRAM/10.4.11/Intel machine. note: we are running Tiger on this machine. is it only the dvd cameras that need leopard?
any thoughts would be gratefully received.
all warmest
paul d

hi ian
thanks for the link and the info. the problem is i'm actually a sound engineer for a living so anything to do with audio, no problem whatsoever, but when it comes to mac and video - total novice! so the mac side doesn't scare me but i know how much manufs like putting the onus on Apple to sort their own house out. i'd got the impression Apple are getting there and increasing the compatability lists all the time, but i just wanted to check in case someone had actually done it!
the decision between miniDV, HDD and SD has taken us so long in itself. my gut says miniDV (established and stable), but means carrying lots of tapes and worries over moving parts. HDD, convenient, but if the HDD goes down, that's hours of footage lost. which sort of leaves us with SD - solid, yes quite new but robust, light, and smaller volumes if anything does happen.
i've had a long look at VoltaicHD and they reckon AVCHD conversion off the SD100 isn't a problem. still a bit confused over what we actually DO with the files though. as i understand it we are best off 1) taking the SD from the camera into a dedicated USB2 card reader
2) importing directly from there to iMovie or FCE
but you can't drag the AVCHD file to Finder (or desktop or wherever and then to app i understand?)
or:
1) going from SD card in reader and dumping to DVD backup in raw AVCHD file
2) converting with VoltaicHD and then import THAT file to iMove or FCE
have i got that right or have i missed a step or 6?
many thanks
paul d

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