Aspect ratio conundrum

Aschu

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This has been confusing me for a while.

I shot something on my DVX100B in normal mode. I was going to shoot in squeeze mode but it totally slipped my mind.

Anyway, I upload this footage in fcp with the setup as DV-NTSC Firewire basic and 29.97fps. Everything uploads and where there are timecode breaks I get a few different clips. When I drag the footage in, it asks if i want to change sequence settings to match clip settings and when I do, the sequence changes to 3:2. Why is that? If I click no the footage doesn't fit in the 4:3 sequence. I don't know so much about aspect ratios, so I wanna be sure this is ok.

That is confusion number one.

Number two. I have one clip that for some reason is at 16:9. I shot it in normal mode just like the rest and everything was captured at the same time, but this clip is stretched out, so when I put it in the timeline I have to adjust the aspect ratio. Any idea to why this is?
 
As I continue this investigation, I forgot both the viewer and canvas have a "correct for aspect ratio" Currently they are both selected.
 
Annnd again my problem solving skills are improving. Disregard the number two conundrum. Somehow the clip was changed to anamorphic, which I don't recall doing but very well could have done on accident.
 
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