Posted by Frank on 05/14/07 23:55

On Mon, 14 May 2007 17:46:26 -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:5cs443t5q1rov39a3ql7l7a8v7t2hh92me@4ax.com:
>
>> 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! :)
>
>I always try to get good mileage from my rare misteaks :-)

"misteaks"?

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