Shot Canon Vixia HV40 at 24 but it's coming in at 29.97

I have shot and brought footage in with this camera before but haven't done so in 6 mths maybe. For some reason, I can't get it to come in correctly and have tried restarting the computer, a different computer, selecting the settings again, double checking that I shot in 24 etc. It's coming in at HDV 1080i60 and 29.97fps. I have the easy setup set to 23.98fps. I'm on FCP 6 and have loaded from this camera in this before. Has anyone come across this? Any suggestions? Thanks.

The camera can be set to record HDVPF24 which is recorded at 1080i with a visual appearance of 24 fps, or HDV24F which records at true native 24P (23.98).
From the manual:
Is it possible your material was recorded with the PF24 setting, which will appear as 1080i60 on ingest?
MtD

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I have the Canon HV20 which is excellent and compatible.
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http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canon-Returns-with-Another-HDV-Camcorder-th e-HV40-35813.htm#

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How do I import video from my canon vixia hv 40 into imovie?

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-DH
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The problem is that HDV, like DV is coming to the end of its life-span.
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I have a Canon Vixia HV40 camcorder.

I want to transfer the digital video tapes it produces to DVD using an iMac. Do I need some kind o patch to do that?
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Hi Goldbtik29!
Thank you for posting.
You can transfer the video recorded with your HV40 to your computer by connecting the camcorder to your computer using a DV cable. The DV cable connects to the HDV/DV terminal on the camcorder, then to an IEEE1394 port on the computer. Then, set the camcorder to the playback mode.
You will need to use video editing software to bring the video over, process it how you want, then record that to another media format, like a DVD.
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Canon Vixia HV40

I am using premiere pro CS3 on Windows XP professional.
I have difficulty capturing from tapes. First of all this camcorder is not recognized. Sometimes no capturing is possible, sometimes it does capture but the capture preview pane is totally black, the clips though seem to be correct.
Is there a way to correct this problem?
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PR comes with all the codec and other stuff required to handle HDV efficiently. No plug-ins required, but...
as you were told when you want smart rendering, that is something PR does not do. It may be that the MainConcept plug-in can do that. I don't know, because;
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2. Even though their prices have dropped, I still consider it pricey.
3. On my system I do not miss smart rendering.
Visit their website and have a look for yourself, but I repeat, it is not needed.

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