Not really, US camcorders will record in NTSC, even if you later convert it you will still be converting from the original NTSC (and so you will never get native PAL quality). Also you would likely have problems with warranty when you returned should you need to claim on it.

__________________
Lloyd

That's my opinion. If you don't like it I have others

System: Apple Macbook Pro 17, and an external Freecom 500GB eSATA drive.
Software: Final Cut Studio 2 (FCP 6, Motion 3, Soundtrack Pro 2, Color, DVD Studio Pro 4, Compressor 3), Sonicfire Pro 4.5
Favourite Resources: Findsounds.com, Free DVD menus, Ken Stone's FCP Page, Wikivid