My wife has a lot of videos recorded on a UK-made Sharp viewcam (including our wedding!)
She brought the original 8mm tapes with her to the US and bought an identical US-made Sharp viewcam here, but the tapes will not play properly. Is it something to do with formatting?
2007-02-15 16:48:03 · 3 answers · asked by stuart 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
You need something to play PAL tapes. If you play the PAL tapes and transfer the video to a computer, you can then make DVD's which will play on NTSC players. You might find someone to do the conversion for you.
2007-02-15 18:16:24 · answer #1 · answered by John W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Europe uses the PAL Video system! America uses the NTSC system!
Which is better, NTSC started with 96 lines to the inch, PAL 136.
PAL = Perfect Analog Lines
NTSC + Never The Same Color
You figure!
2007-02-15 16:59:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The issue of PAL to NTSC does not arise if you use the AV out on the UK cam. Try playing your cam AV into a AV in on your USA VCR , you can then record it in NTSC and playback on USA CTV. Cheers Pete
2007-02-15 17:10:41 · answer #3 · answered by Realist 2006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋