xhh1 pal vs ntsc at DVinfo.net

Brian Arwari · December 8th, 2005, 04:29 PM

Hi people,
It has always been my understanding the the hype about pal vs ntsc was the better resolution for pal compared to the better frame rate for ntsc. With both systems having now the same exact resolution (i.e. 1080) what difference does it make anymore?
Am i missing something?
thanks

Mathieu Ghekiere · December 8th, 2005, 05:45 PM

Frame rate is the difference now.
Remember, Canon has an update for I think about 500 dollars that you can make your camera NTSC when you have a PAL model, and if you have an NTSC model, you can make it PAL. (I mean PAL AND NTSC of course)

Brian Arwari · December 8th, 2005, 05:58 PM

Thanks Mathieu,
What i meant to say is, what is the use of pal anymore? mind you, I live in Italy which is all pal, but what would be the advantage for me in buying a pal high def. camera when now the only difference is frame rate and the ntsc has *better* frame rate?

Robert Niemann · December 8th, 2005, 06:10 PM

The thing is, that the XL H1 likewise can record in standard definition (SD). Therefore the PAL/NTSC distinction too.

A. J. deLange · December 8th, 2005, 07:40 PM

Also the camera puts out a composite SD signal while recording (or preparing to record) in HD mode. This is in NTSC for the NTSC camera and presumably PAL for the PAL version. [Edit] This is apparently the EVF video as all the viewfinder data appears in it,

December 8th, 2005, 04:29 PM	#1
Brian Arwari New Boot Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 9	xhh1 pal vs ntsc Hi people, It has always been my understanding the the hype about pal vs ntsc was the better resolution for pal compared to the better frame rate for ntsc. With both systems having now the same exact resolution (i.e. 1080) what difference does it make anymore? Am i missing something? thanks

December 8th, 2005, 07:40 PM	#5
A. J. deLange Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: McLean, VA United States Posts: 749	Also the camera puts out a composite SD signal while recording (or preparing to record) in HD mode. This is in NTSC for the NTSC camera and presumably PAL for the PAL version. [Edit] This is apparently the EVF video as all the viewfinder data appears in it, Last edited by A. J. deLange; December 9th, 2005 at 02:19 PM.

December 8th, 2005, 05:45 PM	#2
Mathieu Ghekiere Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,195	Frame rate is the difference now. Remember, Canon has an update for I think about 500 dollars that you can make your camera NTSC when you have a PAL model, and if you have an NTSC model, you can make it PAL. (I mean PAL AND NTSC of course)

December 8th, 2005, 05:58 PM	#3
Brian Arwari New Boot Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 9	Thanks Mathieu, What i meant to say is, what is the use of pal anymore? mind you, I live in Italy which is all pal, but what would be the advantage for me in buying a pal high def. camera when now the only difference is frame rate and the ntsc has better frame rate?

December 8th, 2005, 06:10 PM	#4
Robert Niemann Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany Posts: 109	The thing is, that the XL H1 likewise can record in standard definition (SD). Therefore the PAL/NTSC distinction too.