andrewilley
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Just debating on buying a decent-spec HD camcorder, either here or from the USA (maybe the Panasonic HS300, or Sony equivalent?). The bad old days of PAL vs. NTSC now being a thing of the past as far as high-def display devices are concerned, can anyone think of a compelling technical reason to buy a UK model rather than a US one? (I would check that the power supply was multi-voltage)
It would be a hard drive model, and only used for HD recordings and probably not down-converted to standard definition. Also needs to be viewed/edited on a PC, most of which have 60Hz screens these days anyway.
Given that the pixel resolutions are the same, I can't see any real reason not to go for the better frame rates of 60i/30p/24p on a USA model vs. 50i/25p on a UK model... So have I missed considering anything important?
Andre
It would be a hard drive model, and only used for HD recordings and probably not down-converted to standard definition. Also needs to be viewed/edited on a PC, most of which have 60Hz screens these days anyway.
Given that the pixel resolutions are the same, I can't see any real reason not to go for the better frame rates of 60i/30p/24p on a USA model vs. 50i/25p on a UK model... So have I missed considering anything important?
Andre