Sync problem when recapturing video

I am using FCP 5 (with all Software Updates) and when I capture from PAL DVCAM using my Sony PD170, all is fine. Sync is perfect.
Recording finished projects back to DVCAM tape is also fine. I can play the projects on the tape and they are in perfect sync.
But: if I recapture a mastered project back from tape, it is always out of sync, by at least a couple of seconds. Even though as it captures it appears to be in perfect sync.
I didn't always have this problem, I am not sure how or when it started.

It should be sufficient - I have also tried recapturing from the middle of several-minute long mastered files, and anything I capture is always out of sync. It is odd. There must perhaps be something amiss with the Record To Tape, though it seems fine when I do it, and as mentioned, it plays in perfect sync on the camera when viewed on the LCD.

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I just started using FCP X a few days ago for a university project and I seem to encounter an audio problem when importing videos in .mp4, .mov format or via the import from camera option.
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