If a camcorder Canon XHA1 PRO is purchased in US, will there will be any difficulties to use it in Europe?

Question

I am from Europe and would like to purchase a camcorder Canon XHA1 PRO, but the price in Europe is the way too high. If i purchase it in US, will i have difficulties to use it in Europe due to the different standards or anything else ?

Answer 1

i dont think so

Answer 2

if you shoot in HDV, edit in HDV, burn in HDV and use a HD TV, no prob. NTSC & PAL are for analog TV.

An ATSC standards document a digital television format which will replace the analog NTSC TV system by February 17, 2009 in the US and August 31, 2011 in Canada.

Answer 3

As well as the different frame rate, NTSC is also a different resolution.  The nice customs men might be interested, too!

Answer 4

Yes, because Europe is mostly PAL, which is 50i whereas NTSC is 60i. It won't really matter if you're shooting 24f because you can remove pulldown and then speed up by 4% to make 25fps, but if you shoot any of the other modes, then it won't be compatible. If you need a cheap but high quality camera, I recommend the Canon HV20/HV30. I have the HV20 and the image quality is comparable or even better than the XH-A1 samples I've seen mainly because it shoots real 24p rather than "fake" 24f mode. You can probably get one for around $600 online (look around HV20.com). Hope this helps!