Camera compatibility

I am looking to buy Final Cut Express, and i have a Sony DCR-HC36, it works fine with iMovie, never had any problems. However it is not on the list of compatible cameras in the Final Cut Express websiite. will this camera still work with FCE or will i need a new one? Some guy at Best Buy told me Sony and Mac never get along, but my video camera and digital camera have always worked fine. Any help is appreciated.

Hi(Bonjour)!
BestBuy guy should search this forum.
Generally, SONY cameras are very reliable when hooked to your mac and used with FCE.
Apple and Sony are so integrated that the Final Cut Express 3.0 box displays a SONY FX1...
As I can see on the web, your camera use miniDV tape and has a firewire port, so it's compatible with FCE.
Pay attention to record in small play mode (not long play) with 16 bit audio.
Michel Boissonneault

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See our updated list
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"It offers optimized support for the RAW formats of the numerous digital SLR cameras.
See our updated list"
Am I wrong here or does this say that if your camera is on this list, you will get optimized support for RAW

Thanks for you reply sam. I never saw that 2nd list you mentioned. I would have assumed that the list I read on the order page was good enough but I guess I was wrong. I just assumed that a supported camera meant that you can use the most prominent feature of the product "RAW workflow"
I guess my next question is what does supported camera mean?
I think Apple better make this more clear or they are going to be taking in a lot of returns. I just checked the box out and it doesn't mention camera compatibility anywhere. Just that you get a RAW workflow. Last time I checked it wasn't compulsory to check out a website before buying a product. If someone comes in a store off the street and purchases based on the boxes info, people will have every right to return the product.
For me. I guess it was my fault for misinterpreting the list and I will eat the $600 I wasted, however, this has left me with a very sour taste in my mouth.

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Neither. The usual cause for this issue can be a damaged plist file, a setting on the camera or Mac or minor directory damage on the card.
Plist file: Can you access the card with Image Capture (in your Applications Folder)? If so, you might try trash the iPhoto plist file, if not try trash the Image Capture plist file as well.
Settings: What's set to happen when you connect the camera? With iPhoto 6 that's in the Image Capture. Your camera has two modes for talking to the Mac: Mass Storage and PTP. What one are you set to? Try the other one.
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