British Camcorders

Just like with dvds and vhs, there are region specific cameras. In Englands they have PAL camcorders, like this panasonic nv digital camcorder.

Essentially, mini-dv footage made with a PAL camcorder is not compatible with American televisions. The camcorder must be PAL so that it can used for playback with a PAL format TV or dual-system TV. So the DVD camcorders, Mini DV PAL analog and digital camcorders can all be used on European displays. Why they haven’t made a universal system is beyond me? I’m so over it ever since I bought a regionless dvd player. I’m in heaven.

I wonder if there are region-less camcorders. I’m not sure if that is possible. But you can buy a converter for American tvs to play PAL tapes, so that might be a way around this system. Still sounds that lots of extra work. And in the long run, these restrictions make more money for Sony and the other companies.

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