NTSC -> PAL = Camera Familiarisation

When I purchased my Canon HV-20 I quickly found out I'd made a mistake since it was NTSC and not PAL... woops.

Well, thanks to some brilliant work by jollyrogerxp over at hv20.com, I've managed to switch it over to PAL and thus I've started familiarising myself with the camera again.

It is apparent that I also need to familiarise myself with the 5D as well.  Ick.

"DIY PVC skater dolly" by Martin Taylor

Awesome invention on like cool:

Polaroid 300... yes please!

Today I was bemoaning the discontinued film for my Polaroid iZone from 11 years ago.

discontinued Polaroid iZone

But in the search for film (no luck) I discovered this awesome piece of equipment. And it's only $150 at Teds!  I can't afford it yet, but I do want it.

Polaroid 300

Possible HV20 Firmware Hack?

So, when I found out that the HV20 I purchased on eBay from a guy in Sydney was an NTSC model I thought... damn it!

But... I came across this forum explaining how to successfully hack the firmware of the HV30 to allow it to be switched between PAL and NTSC. You can check it out here.

Official Firmware Hacking Thread

On the bright side, they are researching the same kind of hack for the HV20.

Crossing fingers.

UPDATE: Note the log entry made on the forum on 15 August:

"The HV20 is on its way here, it should arrive sometime next week, I have already prepared the HV30 firmware for injection, fingers crossed!"