Compatability of Sony camcorder HDV SR5 with FCP X

I have looked at the list of camcorders which will work with Final Cut Pro X and, although the Sony HDV SR10 is there, the SR5 isn't. Does that mean I would waste my money if I downloaded FCP X?
I have Mountain Lion Version 10.8.5 with 3.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 Memory.
At the moment I am using Final Cut Express 4, which is fine. However, I'm tempted by the enhanced facilities with FCP X.

The list of cameras is meaningless as it is grossly out of date and only includes a handful of the thousands of available camcorders.
All DV and HDV tape cameras together with SDHC cameras will work with FCP X.
In any case you can download a free 30 day trial from
http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/trial/
Note that you may need to update your operating system as I believe the latest version of FCP X needs Mavericks or Yosemite.

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