What is the best camcorder for imovie 11 & FCE?
I know many others have this problem and my question is not new, but many answers to my question on the internet are outdated.
I work in Final Cut Express, preferably, but have iMovie 11 that came with my iMac (ver 10.6.8 Snow Leopard). And I know I may have to import video to iMovie (in some cases) and export them to FCE in order to complete my editing there. I always had a taped-based Sony Camcorder, but recently went to the store and couldn't buy the correct tape. I know that recording on tape seems to be on the way out, So I'm shopping for a new camcorder. I've spent hours researching this, whittled it down to two of the top rated for the current year, 2015 (per smartreview.com). They are:
Panasonic HC-V770 Flash memory Full HD
Canon Vixia HF R62 HD Dual Flash
But then reviewing the Apple-iLife '11 Help for iMovie supported camcorders, neither of these camcorders are listed, possibly because the Apple list is obsolete, or possibly because neither of these camcorders work with iMove. Because I film extensively in the wild, and outdoor video quality and sound is important to me, I'd like to purchase the Panasonic HC-V770, but will it work with iMovie and FCE? And will I be able to use almost all of the features?
Does anyone have experience with these cameras and could you give me some feedback?
Does anyone have a camcorder recommendation? I would like the best image quality and optical zoom I can purchase for under $1000. A viewfinder would be nice, but that also looks like it's on the out, and a big mistake by the manufacturers, for those of us that film extensively in the outdoors. LCD screens are almost useless, but what to do? Any suggestions? Insights?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Using FCE 4.0.1