Hi everyone, im at aa university in the england and I have just started up a studenrt TV Station here, (ie loads of students grab a camera film everything that happens around the uni, edit it on Avid Media Composer and distribute on the web, and large flat screens dotted around the campuses. I have been given a small budget for start up equipment and im looking at the canon XHA1, its about £2000, I have seen it a lot cheaper from online stores based in America, but if I was to purchase it from there would I need to pay for any extras? Would I need to convert it from PAL to NTSC or is there an option for that on the camera itself?

Any ideas of helpful hints would be very much appreciated.

Thanks

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If you're buying a camera from the US then it will record in NTSC (24fps) while the standard over here is PAL (25fps) so I would not buy it unless you can change that setting. You don't really want to be having to worry about frame rate conversions along with the editing as well.

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You have 2 options, one is to buy a PAL Canon XHA1 in the states, the other option is there is a canon upgrade available which gives the option of NTSC and PAL. If I recall correctly this was about $600 (300 quid), but note that warranties when you buy in the ststes are not like what you get in the UK

Indeed - I wouldnt dream of buying such an expemsive and friable item from abroad - too many faliure points and NTSC? Never the same colour twcie....

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