On Sat, 27 Apr 2002 16:27:32 GMT, lawrence@vex.net (Lawrence Kwan) wrote:
>In article <3cc95089.1696897@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>,
>Neuman - Ruether wrote:

>>- PS-mode/"frame-mode" operates at 30fps for Canon cameras,
>> 15fps for Sony, but the Canon interpolates fields to get
>> the higher frame rate, reducing spatial resolution (which
>> in any case cannot be greater than it is for interlaced
>> video...);

>This is not true for all Canon camcorders. What you have said only
>applies to Canon 3CCD camcorder such as XL-1; it does not have true
>progressive scan CCDs. However, Canon's single CCD camcorders such as
>Optura, Optura Pi, Elura, Elura2 etc, does have true progressive scan CCD.
>Absolutely no interpolation is used to produce the progressive scan video.

Thanks for this information.