1080P support is not necessary to get 24P frame rates. 1080P would be 60 fps. Furthermore, the article doesn't even mention whether it supports 1080 or 720 modes - obviously it should support at least one, but it's not clear.
Most cameras do 1080/24P (to tape) by recording 1080i with 3:2 advanced pulldown so that it can be converted to 24P without any data loss. Recording 60 full frames per second would not offer any benefit, as you'd just have more doubled frames (and higher bandwidth to support it).
I'm surprised you'd pass on it due to this one possible shortcoming (which we don't have the details to confirm or deny yet), when the real benefit that puts this above most consumer cameras is the sensors - 3CCD as opposed to CMOS. Color is much more precise on a 3CCD camera, even at 480i/p modes.
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1080P support is not necessary to get 24P frame rates. 1080P would be 60 fps. Furthermore, the article doesn't even mention whether it supports 1080 or 720 modes - obviously it should support at least one, but it's not clear.
Most cameras do 1080/24P (to tape) by recording 1080i with 3:2 advanced pulldown so that it can be converted to 24P without any data loss. Recording 60 full frames per second would not offer any benefit, as you'd just have more doubled frames (and higher bandwidth to support it).
I'm surprised you'd pass on it due to this one possible shortcoming (which we don't have the details to confirm or deny yet), when the real benefit that puts this above most consumer cameras is the sensors - 3CCD as opposed to CMOS. Color is much more precise on a 3CCD camera, even at 480i/p modes.