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compatibilities buying an EX1 USA-Europe


ricardo de gracia

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Hi,

 

Some US models of HD cameras lack 25fps modes, and vice versa - the XLH1s is an example, and canon will actually charge you for the firmware fix to enable the other set of modes. You will want to make downconversions of your HD material to local SD standards, so this can become important, and of course you may eventually want to use the camera in SD modes.

 

Double check frame rate capabilities before you buy. Otherwise, no problem.

 

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1080 HDTV broadcast can be at 50i (Europe) or 60i (USA).

 

Or you can shoot 24P, sometimes recorded by consumer HD camcorders to 60i with a 3:2 pulldown. In Europe, you'd shoot 25P instead, sometimes recorded to 50i.

 

1080 describes the number of lines, not the frame or field rate. Basically USA and Europe HDTV are both 1080 lines, but have different field rates that match PAL (50i) or NTSC (60i). That doesn't mean that 1080/50i in Europe is PAL though.

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