How do I import directly from Canon XA10 with Final Cut X?

That is a supported camera. What seems to be the problem? What have you tried?

Do you have the latest version of FCP X? 10.0.1?

So when you have your Canon connected via USB, and then click "Import From Camera" in FCP X, your camera is not detected as an available source to import from? Do you see your webcam as an available camera to import from?

As a work around you could always import with iMovie and then import from iMove into FCP...

I have an XA10, and importing is quite simple. But you do have to make sure your camera is set to the proper settings to allow you to import the files into FCPX.

First, make sure the camera is powered on. Connect it through the USB connection. Then open the camera's viewfinder and press the button on the side of the camera that allows you to see the videos you've shot in the viewfinder. (This toggle button toggles between seeing what the camera is pointed at live and seeing the thumbnails of the video you've already shot that are stored on the internal memory card.) Now, the camera will present you with a menu asking which memory card you want to look at (there's an internal flash memory card, plus you can insert SD cards as well). Choose the memory card on which your videos are stored within the camera, and then you'll be good to go.

Now you can go into your FCPX event and do the Import from Camera. Now the Import from Camera interface will open up and you'll be able to select the XA10, where it will present you with all the videos that are on the camera's memory card that you selected.

From here, you can select individual videos and import them, or you can set in and out points on videos and just import the parts you want.

Thanks R&B,

worked perfectly with this hint with my brandnew XA10.🙂

Now I only got to figure out how those 5 different "record modes" actually are translated by FCPX. It appears that even SD mode is coded as 1440x1010 ...

That's not SD. That's anamorphic HD.