NTSC/PAL Switching?

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Lembo

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Im looking at purchasing a hmc150 from USA.
However i live in Australia and our region is PAL.
Just wondering If the HMC150 can be switched between NTSC and PAL?

Regards, Chris.
 
HMC150 is only NTSC, for USA.

However, for Australia, there is a PAL version HMC152.
And if you want PAL/NTSC switchable, then go for HMC151 which is for Europe.
 
Lembo said:
Im looking at purchasing a hmc150 from USA.
However i live in Australia and our region is PAL.
Just wondering If the HMC150 can be switched between NTSC and PAL?
Regards, Chris.
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This is something I had wondered about too. Like most people I looked at the price in the US and thought about how to save some money.

Then I realised that the US model was NTSC only - bummer.

After a little more searching I found could get an HMC152 cheaper than the HMC151, but despite the retailer claiming the 152 was the 'same' as as a 151 I soon realised that the 152 was PAL only.

In the end I spent the extra cash on an official Panasonic imported HMC151 with 3 year warranty that can do both NTSC and PAL (24p,25p,30p, 720/60p, 1080/50i, 1080/60i) and I am really glad I did.

I paid about $3850 in the UK (at current £ --> $ exchange rates), which although it's about $300 more than B&H, by the time shipping to the UK was added it's really not much difference - and I got both shooting modes instead of just one - and a 3 year warranty in the UK - which would not have been the case buying from B&H or other US supplier. Glad I did the research before jumping in with hard cash.

Being in Australia it may not be such an easy decision.
 
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Does anyone know if the difference between the different models is hardware or firmware based. I am using a 152 and was wondering if there was a hack to convert it to a 151.
 
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