Fcpx canon xa10 bad video stutter with camera movement

Hi
I am using a canon xa10- european model PAL, pf25 and 50i frame rates with fcpx 10.5
All of the imported clips stutter with any panning movement.
I have tried to convert to apple ProRes 422 hq with 3rd party software, it makes no difference to the clips.
There are many discussions on the xa10's problems with the way xa10 frame rate recording is deceptive, but there are no real guides on what frame rates to use, 25 of 50, 1080p or 1080i, progressive checkbox etc.
Also fcpx is reading PAL footage as NTSC
Any help is appreciated to cut out the bad stutter
Cheers

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