UPDATE(two):
For some reasons, Final Cut Pro imported the video and speed it up a little bit. One video runs about 40 seconds, while the imported video runs about 28 seconds. It is clear that Final Cut Pro does not fully understand the recording mode from this camera.
UPDATE(one):
iMovie ’08, Final Cut Express 4, and Final Cut 6 can not handle videos recorded in NON-24p mode. It is not clear why. Personally I am getting this camcorder because it has the 24p mode.
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It seems that Apple has to play some catch-up with the newer AVCHD camcorders. The latest offering from Panasonic, the HDC-SD9 AVCHD camcorder is not fully compatible yet with iMovie ’08, Final Cut Express 4, and Final Cut Pro 6.
The video clip recorded using Panasonic HDC-SD9 will crash the Mac OS X apps during playback or video imports. Apple is surely working on updates for tehir applications so they can handle new AVCHD camcorders.
Some users has been posting their experiences with Panasonic HDC-SD9 on Apple Discussions Board (check them out here).
I will be posting more regarding this.