What is the difference between PAL and silver when it comes to camcorders?

About to buy a sony drc dvd 608e camcorder, getting it imported as cheaper. What is this PAL and 'silver' stuff? Whats the difference?


Answers:    PAL is a tube standard used in some parts of the world (including the UK ) - the other TV standard is NTSC - used in the rest of the world and above all the USA - it is important if you are buying a camcorder that it match the television standard surrounded by your home country.

Don't know about the 'silver' bit - unless it refers to the colour of the outside of the camcorder (as opposed vote to black)

I have hear of 'Grey' imports - but I don't contemplate that a website you are buying from would mention that.

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What is silver? There are 3 primary analog television systems, PAL, NTSC and SECAM. SECAM is used contained by France, Russia and affiliated countries. PAL is mostly in Europe, India and Australia. NTSC contained by North/South America and Asia. There are some minor varients on the primary standards. Digital television and cartridge has blurred the distinctions because they are frame rate agile and destroy the sub-carriers entirely.

The -e suffix in the Sony model number system it is intended to be sold in Europe, and thus works beside the PAL system. If you purchase/take this to USA or other NTSC country, that makes it a "grey market" item near no factory warranty support. Also the A/V output will be PAL and not work with NTSC appliances. However most computer editing programs can tolorate the variation in folder types and make conversions as needed.

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