Posted by Frank on 05/10/07 01:16

On Wed, 09 May 2007 18:02:01 -0500, in 'rec.video.production',
in article <Re: Sanyo Xacti HD2 Camcorder Review>,
"Gene E. Bloch" <hamburger@NOT_SPAM.invalid> wrote:

>Frank <frank@nojunkmail.humanvalues.net> wrote in
>news:bbs143tu2j82hnm1apvsu6ppe4d4c29vbm@4ax.com:
>
>> On Tue, 08 May 2007 12:48:30 -0500, in 'rec.video.desktop',
>> in article <Re: Sanyo Xacti HD2 Camcorder Review>,
>> "Gene E. Bloch" <hamburger@NOT_SPAM.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>Peter Niemayer <niemayer@isg.de> wrote in
>>>news:78%%h.46$9W3.1001@se2-cb104-9.zrh1.ch.colt.net:
>>>
>>>> Smarty wrote:
>>>>> If the contradiction is between the spec saying 60 and the
>manual
>>>>> saying otherwise (a max of 30), you have not provided this
>quote
>>>>> from the manual to show such a contradiction.
>>>>
>>>> How would one quote a non-existing statement?
>>>>
>>>>> Is there indeed a statement in the manual which explicitly
>states
>>>>> that the camera only can record up to 30, and not 60 fps?
>>>>
>>>> No, but there's neither any explanation of how one would enter a
>>>> 60fps recording mode.
>>>>
>>>> "Proving" that the 60fps mode is non-existing within the HD only
>>>> according to the existing manual is as impossible as proving the
>>>> non-existence of any deity from a set of ancient books... :-)
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Peter Niemayer
>>>>
>>>> PS: Of course I asked this question to the Sanyo-support, too,
>>>> I'll let
>>>> you know if I ever get an answer.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Meanwhile, remember that 30 frames per second NTFS records 60
>fields
>>>per second. Did you possibly misread a statement regarding
>*fields*
>>>as *frames*?
>>>
>>>Those things do happen :-)
>>
>>
>> Sort of like typing "NTFS" instead of "NTSC".
>>
>> Those things do happen :-)
>
>National Television Fields/Frames per Second?
>
>:-)

Sounds good to me, Gene, let's spread the word! :)

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