Sony DCR-TRV19 Compatible w/ FCP?

Hello,
Is a Sony DCR-TRV19 mini DV Camera compatible with FCP5?
I've gone through the compatibility lists on this site and can't find this camera listed anywhere.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Marc Griffin

It should be OK. It's got an i.Link connector,
which you can use with a 4-pin-to-6-pin Firewire cable
and plug into your computer's Firewire 400 connector.
In FCP, choose the standard DV-NTSC setting with Firewire device control.

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