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PAL vs NTSC Camcorder Question
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Hi i am looking into buying a Sony PAL camcorder from a canadian seller, but i live in New Hampshire. Because of american NTSC standards, i understand the device is not compatible with my television but are there any forseeable limitations when it comes to editing video on my computer (I have a MBP) +K for answers
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pretty sure fcp supports pal or at least you can convert it to/from ntsc. don't quote me on it though, i use premiere
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You will have a miserable time using a pal camera in the US. It uses a different refresh rate that does NOT correspond to the US/N.American AC power rates. You will see awful awful flickering when filming using any sort of artificial light.
Canada is NTSC too, btw. All north america is.
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i'd stick with an NTSC camera.
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it looks like there were two models made, one in NTSC and then another european/asian model that was PAL. are all canadian tvs NTSC?
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YES THEY ARE NTSC.
Don't limit yourself with one. Not to mention you'll notice the flickering on your 60hz monitor and will give you headaches
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