Sony HXR-NX70E OK with FCP 7?

I am considering purchasing a Sony HXR-NX70E.
Are there known problems importing footage shot with this camera into FCP 7 (not FCP X)?
I am also hoping someone can comment on this: if I shoot in 50 hz (i.e. PAL / European standard) but my project is for a US client, AND the final program will only be delivered on the web, does it matter? Or do I have to do some sort of Standards Conversion using e.g. the Nattress Standards Conversion software.
Thanks in advance.

Thanks, Nick. The reason I said I might shoot 25 fps / 50 Hz if my end result is a US client is:
I may end up buying the camera in the UK (where I spend most of my time, and shoot two thirds of my projects). Ideally, I wanted a camera that was switchable, i.e. would work for both US client and UK client projects 60 hz / 50 hz respectively. So I was exploring whether if I bought a camera in the UK, that was NOT switchable, I would be able to shoot 25 fps / 50 hz hz and still create content that works for US client projects that are WEB DELIVERY ONLY. (My understanding is that the problem comes in if the final video is displayed on a television in the US if it is shot at 50 hz instead of 60 hz, and that for web delivery and viewing on a computer monitor there is not a problem.).
The cameras that I have found that are switchable 50/60 hz are a bit out of my price range. The next step down is not switchable. I am currently considering the Sony HXR-NX70. Sony says it may be upgradable in the future but it isn't now. The camera has only been out a few months. So I was trying to determine if I would be able to use the camera at all on US projects if it only shoots 50 hz. Sorry if this was not clear before. Any further thoughs would be much appreciated.
I do understand about the recharge / power suply issue, having lived in London on and off for 10 years and having lots of devices that come from the US originally

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