Why does FCP X chop import files into tiny clips?

When I import from my mini DV camcorder or my mini DV videodeck, the video is chopped up into hundreds or thousands of small files, some shorter than 1 second in length. This happens on all tapes I try to use, and all tapes have continuous time codes. When I simply play the video (using the space bar or the 'j,k,l' keys) from either the camcorder or videodeck, the video is seen to play smoothly in the import monitoring window. But as soon as I click 'import', the video display is very rough and cuts out frequently, sometimes with audio pops, even though there is no sound recorded with the video. I have tried saving the video to a video archive, but when I import the archive into FCP X, the same problem of hundreds of small files recurs. I have tried deleting my FCP preferences and restarting, but nothing helps. This makes importing usable files very problematic. Even if I save the files as a compound clip, some of the little mini-clips have not imported properly and can't be used, which creates little blank spaces in the output video. This problem did not exist using the same mini DV video equipment and the Log and Capture window in FCP 7 and it should not be occurring in FCP X. It's as if Apple has engineered FCP to be too tight around video clips which may have a tiny time code problem. The problem seems to be getting worse, since now a 1 hour videotape results in over 1,500 individual clips.
I am using a Mac Pro tower, OS X 19.7.4, recording to a 2 disc RAID array with 2.6 TB free space available.

I've given up with Final Cut X. For the beginner it may be an easy way to learn to edit video but it is far removed from the professional editors such as Mediacomposer, Finalcut Pro, Premier Pro etc, that we were hoping it could grow towards in the future.
I know that Apple decided they wanted to deal only with the consumer and created an enormous backlash from the broadcast TV community who had invested in Macs and FCP but I would have expected the application to have been tested properly with all versions of the OS. Apple afterall have full control of the platform unlike any other software developer.
What greatly disappoints me though is to come to this app and to immediately find a problem with it. I can only assume this has been broken by Mountain Lion as it did work briefly under Lion.
So, back to Final Cut Pro, which incidently ingested all the clips that failed under FC X without issue.
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