Trying to transfer from hdr-xr520 in Final Cut - having difficulty...

I go into Log and Transfer... and I tried to drag and drop the MPEG Movie files from the camera and I get an error message: Invalid directory structure please choose a folder whose directory structure matches media...
I tried just dropping the footage onto the timeline and it dropped but it was full of wavy lines and the audio didn't drop with it...
I have no iddea where my settings should be or even if I have to change any settings...  I just switched to this tyoe of camera from my old DV Tape camera and I'm having a heck of a time with it - I'm sure an answer might require more information but I don't even know what information to give you!
Thanks!
Hammo

Clipwrap doesn't "recognize the format" - can't even convert it...
The squared5 Mpegstreamclip leaves lines in the footage even set at the highest quality...
My friend with the later version of Final Cut turned all the clips into .mov files for me which play fantastically individually in Quicktime HOWEVER when you drag those clips into Final Cut they somehow magically become 4:3 and all pinched in Final Cut!
I cannot see how an MPEG movie file from a camera just doesn't work when you drop it into the computer like a 20 dollar digital photo camera does when you capture a minute of footage on it!  I'm now a 24 hours into this process of getting 10 minutes of footage off of a camera into Final Cut...  completely rediculous that SONY and APPLE aren't on the same page in the first place... 
Could some setting in the camera been off to record MPEG files that my entire MacBook Pro doesn't understand...  iMovie doesn't take the footage either!
AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!  Starting to get postal-employee crazy around here!!!  But I certainly appreciate your help...  Thank you!

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