"I suspect if it states 50/60 frames, that JVC is following in Sony's footsteps with a PAL/NTSC switchable (as in Sony's HDV Z1 camcorder)." If it states "50/60 frames," then it's most likely a misprint or mistranslation -- it should probably read "50/60 fields." At a data rate comparable to AVCHD's or HDV's, 50 or 60 frames/sec (50p/60p) would likely start to look suboptimal.
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"I suspect if it states 50/60 frames, that JVC is following in Sony's footsteps with a PAL/NTSC switchable (as in Sony's HDV Z1 camcorder)." If it states "50/60 frames," then it's most likely a misprint or mistranslation -- it should probably read "50/60 fields." At a data rate comparable to AVCHD's or HDV's, 50 or 60 frames/sec (50p/60p) would likely start to look suboptimal.