Which handheld camcorders are compadible with iMovie '11?

Danielle N

First off I don't know very much about cameras and what types do what best!!
I'm planning on taking videos of my horse and I want something that'll look good when I put it in slow motion. I have iMovie 11 on my mac (if it matters I'm planning on downgrading to snow leopard soon) and I'm not sure which brands of cameras will work. I used to use an oldish sony point and shoot and I had all kinds of problems trying to upload videos.
I'm not very picky with brands, but I want something that will have good quality and I don't want to spend any more than $400.

By the way i was looking at a Canon Vixia HF R20, and I really like it so if any one knows if that will do the job then let me know.

Thank you!!!

Answer
iMovie is great. Almost-all cameras work just fine. It is up to you if you want a tape or SD card as your media. Tape is good for archiving (save for later!), and SD is good for fast importing.

Importing video to iMovie 11?

Bob Singer

I was wondering how you would import a movie from your video camera (say an HD one like the Panasonic HDC tm700k)? What cable do you need?

Answer
Have a read of what is said about your camera in the iMovie 11 compatibility listing:
http://help.apple.com/imovie/cameras/en/index.html?lang=en_US

Panasonic HDC-TM700AVCHDHDD / MemoryNTSC
iMovie does not support footage recorded in 1080-60p from this Camcorder
Video stabilization limitations more...

Panasonic HDC-TM700AVCHDHDD / MemoryPAL
iMovie does not support footage recorded in 1080-50p from this Camcorder
Video stabilization limitations more...

Otherwise you only need to connect with the USB cable supplied with your camera or take out the SD card and use the card slot (macbook) or a card reader.
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