Widescreen (16:9) footage gets imported as 4:3, why?

I recorded some footage on my Panasonic SDR-S26 in widescreenformat (16:9).
I converted the MOD file to MP4 using a mod converter.
When I view the footage in quickplayer, everything looks fine.
but when I import the footgae into iMovie HD, it squishes the footage into standard width and everting in the footage looks thin and tall.
1. How can I stop this from happening?
2. How can I make iMove stick to the original screensize and resolution?
peace
anthoni
Message was edited by: anthoni Ji

Did you create a widescreen iMovie project before importing?

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