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How many frames per second (fps) can the camcorder record?

    Camcorders sold in the United States conform to the National Television System Committee (NTSC) broadcast standard.The NTSC standard defines a composite video signal with a refresh rate of 30 full frames per second (fps). Each frame contains 525 scan lines and can contain up to 16 million different colors.

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    • Sony® digital and analog camcorders conform to the NTSC standard through the AV output.
    • The i.LINK® connection used on Sony® Digital8® and MiniDV format camcorders output video at 29.97 full fps in DV format. The i.LINK format used on these models conforms to the DV standard 29.97 fps.