Problems importing HD footage

I'm having problems importing HD footage from my Canon XHA1 into imovie.
I select 1080i HD and but the program defaults into DV.
Why??

Hi, and welcome to Apple Discussions.
I think maybe you took a wrong turn somewhere. You have posted in the iBook G3 (Dual USB) Forum. You may want to try posting in the iMovie Forum.

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What kind of monitor wouldn't exhibit the jagged effect?
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