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Article #828Are 8mm camcorders standard-specific (NTSC vs PAL), and how?
From: Peter J. Dotzauer
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1989 02:45
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1989 02:45
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I was following the recent discussion about the advantages of 8mm camcorders, compared to VHS machines (picture quality and resolution, shelf life of recorded material, etc.). I suppose that any 8mm camcorder that is marketed in North America will automatically record in NTSC mode, and that there is no way to record in PAL mode. If that is ideed the case, are there any bi-standard camcorders? Are the components that generate a NTSC signal vs. a PAL signal from the optical input quite modular so that they could be exchanged (let's say, like you can exchange the graphics card in your PC)? I suppose that most of the mechanics, optics, and electronics of a camcorder are standard-independent, but I may be wrong on that. Your input, please! Sincerely, Peter J. Dotzauer
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu!hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu!pjd From: pjd@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Peter J. Dotzauer) Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.video Subject: Are 8mm camcorders standard-specific (NTSC vs PAL), and how? Message-ID: <171@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu> Date: 17 Jul 89 02:45:09 GMT Sender: news@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu Organization: Ohio State Univ IRCC Lines: 15