Posted by Richard Crowley on 01/11/87 11:49

curious314159 wrote ...
> I have several Hi8 Tapes, recorded on using a PAL
> camcorder in Europe. When I got back, it plays fine on
> my NTSC camcorder internally (looks perfect on the
> LCD), but I can't find a way to get it out of the NTSC
> camera?

Yes, a few cameras likely do this, but it is not something
you can depend on from every camcorder.

> Is there ANY way to get the PAL recorded video out of
> Hi8 tape through an NTSC cameras?

Highly unlikely. Some PAL equipment will play NTSC,
but almost no NTSC equipment will play PAL, unless it
is something specifically designed for multi-standard.
If you want something that will play PAL, it must be
designed to play PAL.

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