On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 22:13:11 -0400, "Nick Fox-Gieg" wrote:

>> The XL-1 (and Canon's GL-1) both produce 30fps progressive scan, which
>> the Sony cannot do (it's progressive scan is15fps)...

>Although it's still interlaced, using either a Sony or a Canon with a 1/30
>shutter speed retains a lot of the desired look of 1/60-shutter progressive,
>while avoiding the problems with jerky motion.

This results in reduced vertical resulution (only
1/2 the scan lines are used) and greater "jaggies"
on contrasty edges (for the same reason). (I use the
slow speeds only to improve color quality in low
light...) I guess I will never understand the
desire to make video look worse in order to simulate
the shortcomings of a different medium...;-)