Buy Which camera to edit with Final cut pro with no file conversion

[rossangelo]

I am staring a documentary course where we will use Final Cut Pro to edit . I want a semi professional camera that records on card that i can edit straght wit FCP avoiding any file conversions. my bucget is around $5000 to $8000 . I was looking at Sony nx5p but i believe i need to do a file conversion before i can edit which is a drag. I am a newbie so any help would be appreciated

[lordsmurf]

Not going to happen.
Not with all those requirements.

[rossangelo]

Smurf could you expand please on your reply. I really need some advice on whether there is a camera that i can get that needs no conversion to FCP and if so what would it be? If there isnt one then let me know.

[edDV]

The JVC GY-HM100U (~$2795) transfers direct as MPeg2 *.mov or *.mp4 but that doesn't mean no recode. FCP isn't a smart encoding MPeg editor. If that is your priority, look at GVG Edius or Sony Vegas Pro.
http://pro.jvc.com/prof/attributes/features.jsp?model_id=MDL101845
http://pro.jvc.com/pro/attributes/HDTV/manual/editing1.html

There are rumors of a new MPeg (MPeg2 and AVC) native FCP this April at NAB. We shall see.

Assuming this happens, expect CPU requirements to be rather extreme. Not for Grandma's MacBook Pro.

[rossangelo]

Thanks edDV That helps a lot. FCP is the editor i will be using in my training over the next couple of years so i want to keep it simple for now.and it looks like its worth considering these JVC models Thanks I will check them out. Really appreciate your help