Sony V1-u 24p/HDV/1080p  + FCP

I have a Sony V1-U camera. It doesn't work well with Adobe Premiere. I think that's because premiere doesn't have a proper setting for HDV/24p footage.
I'm thinking of selling this computer, with adobe premiere, and buying a mac with FCP instead. I just need to know if FCP would handle my raw footage better than Premiere pro 2 does.
How does one properly capture HDV 1080p footage on Final Cut studio 2? Which sequence settings would I use? Does the HDV footage automatically get down-converted to Standard def. when I capture it? Does the HDV footage stay preserved during the encoding process? What happens to HDV footage if you try to burn it on a standard def. dvd? And finally, Could I possibly sound more like a noob?
Thanks for taking the time to read this.

I don't use Adobe Premiere but I would believe it has a proper setting for the Flavor of HDV you are producing from the V1. All Sony HDV products record to mini DV/HDV tape as 60i in the United States (V1-U = USA).
*How does one properly capture HDV 1080p footage on Final Cut studio 2?*
Sony HDV is NOT progressively recorded to tape. During the progressive recording it is like interlaced, but the sensors for each field are recorded at the same exact time so in effect it is progressive during the image making process, but Sony then separates the two fields and lays to tape interlaced so all other HDV products they sell work properly together as 60i. Don't worry the progressive look is retained but a 3:2 pull down is added making 29:97 or 60i material.
*Does the HDV footage automatically get down-converted to Standard def when I capture it?*
No, you can down convert out of the V1U by menu settings or you will have to do it during an export in your EDL.
*Does the HDV footage stay preserved during the encoding process?*
In Final Cut the originally captured HDV material is not changed and will remain in the Capture Scratch folder while the exported sequence is rendered into a new HDV Quicktime file if this is what you're exporting to.
*What happens to HDV footage if you try to burn it on a standard def. dvd?*
Well you will either export the HDV sequence as SD using Apples Compressor or you will drop a copy of the HDV sequence into a new SD sequence for exporting.
*Could I possibly sound more like a noob?*
No comment, I'm sure others here can appreciate your energy.

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