Unrendered sequence with H.264 clips from Xacti HD1000

Hi,
I've got a Sanyo Xacti HD1000 camcorder, which records directly to H.264 (not AVCHD). Final Cut Express imports these clips okay but won't ever let me play a sequence without rendering it.
I realise I need the sequence properties to match the clip properties but at the moment I'm shooting 60fps 720p clips and can't see any way to get the sequence properties to match (none of the presets do).
Is there any way around this, or do I need to ditch either the HD1000 or FCE? It's not practical to have to render the sequence just to check my edits.
Cheers,
-Tom

Thanks for the clarification. I have just purchased the HD 1000. Love the size etc. But is there any way of down loading recording from the SD card to IMovie fast, given there is no fire wire on the camera? I am finding it terribly slow and I should have looked at the camera more closely and noticed it has no fire wire capacity. Am I missing something really obvious. I beleive you can get a wirewire SD card reader. Cheers.

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