Video recording PAL or NTSC

[Beefsteak]

There are some cameras which are able to be switched between PAL (25/50p) and NTSC (30/60p).

May I know which do majority of you use for video recording and which is of higher quality?
Are there noticeable differences besides 60p videos being smoother than 50p.
But there also also possible issues like flickering in certain lighting conditions.
How do you solve this?
As I am quite new to photography. I am trying to find out more about this.

 

[21Flowers]

There are some cameras which are able to be switched between PAL (25/50p) and NTSC (30/60p).

May I know which do majority of you use for video recording and which is of higher quality?
Are there noticeable differences besides 60p videos being smoother than 50p.
But there also also possible issues like flickering in certain lighting conditions.
How do you solve this?
As I am quite new to photography. I am trying to find out more about this.

Traditionally 25/50p, since we're a PAL system country, that's only if you're doing stuff for tv or broadcast... but if you're doing videos for online/mobile personal use no difference.

Not much of a quality difference between the two. Some people say 60p more frames so more leeway for slow-mo but its all a matter of personal preference imo.

The only thing you might need to consider using between the 2 is when you're including footage from certain handphones that only shoot in 30/60p (eg. iphone), in that case, it's ideal to shoot in NTSC to make sure all your footages have consistent frame rates.

Flickering is caused by cycle rates of flourescent lighting and also certain laptop/tablet/mobilephone screens, best to avoid shooting in locations that have these lightings that affect your cam. Otherwise, you can toy with shutter speed to try to minimize the flickering. Doesn't do much though...
There's a stack stagger technique (stack and stagger 3 of the same clip by one or 2 frames on top of one another, with a bending mode change for the 2 and 3rd clip on top) you can do in editing that eliminates most of the flicker. There are links in youtube, sorry i can't post coz my count is low.

 

[twosix]

as long as the video does not flicker, can use anything. i prefer to use 30/60 frames. the video will flicker due to the surrounding lightings, whether it is running on 50hz or 60hz power grid. singapore is 50hz, so sometimes if u set the video recording to 60hz, u'd see flickering at night.

 

[hacktic]

pls try not to get into having to post-edit to weed out the horrible banding issues....they are time consuming and not 100%! so if you can, pls avoid that

best option is to shoot in auto...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srQlxkdpLAs

 

[Parka]

as long as the video does not flicker, can use anything. i prefer to use 30/60 frames. the video will flicker due to the surrounding lightings, whether it is running on 50hz or 60hz power grid. singapore is 50hz, so sometimes if u set the video recording to 60hz, u'd see flickering at night.

This is important to know.

 

[ipresearch70]

For Singapore, it' 50HZ (PAL).

Good details regarding 50HZ v 60HZ can be found here: https://www.urbanvideo.ca/avoid-video-flicker