If you intend going back to the UK, just make sure the camcorder will work with the PAL tv system. America and the UK use two different tv systems and you just need to make sure everything will work when you get back home again. Now having said that, there is closer compatibility between these two systems now than ever before unlike SECAM the French system. Also check the power rating on the battery and charger/mains adaptor.

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