On Mon, 2 Apr 2001 11:34:17 -0400, "Kevin Patrick" wrote:

>OR, even better than Frame Mode on the NTSC XL-1:
>
>In the "digital effects" menu, select S. 30 (Shutter 30) to produce a nicer
>"Frame" mode that handles light with less streaks and allows for more
>panning and movement without the flicker that Frame Movie will give you.
>
>Produces an image that is not film, not video -- more of a hybrid, and in my
>opinion, the best image the XL-1 can offer (for narrative "films").

If the XL-1 handles "1/30th second shutter" in a way similar to
other cameras, you are throwing away 1/2 your vertical
resolution and causing the "jaggies" on contrasty edges
to grow by a factor of two...