Jason, it's not just a matter of resolution. The fact that it has 1920 pixels across the horizontal doesn't make it any more or less capable of 1080p than a 1080x1440 CCD (which usually do 1080i also, not 1080p). The main limitation is bandwidth, or more specifically, throughput of data. 1080i is 1080x1920 at 30 frames per second, with alternating fields of 540x1920 at 60 fields per second. 1080p is 1080x1920 full frames, at 60 frames per second, which is twice the bandwidth of 1080i (assuming the same compression rates). When writing to storage media (be it HDV tape, mini-dvd, or some solid-state memory card) the data rate is very much the limiting factor. Now, it's entirely possible that this camera has a "progressive mode" at 1080p/30 or (more likely) 1080p/24, but both of these modes will look less smooth than 1080i.
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Jason, it's not just a matter of resolution. The fact that it has 1920 pixels across the horizontal doesn't make it any more or less capable of 1080p than a 1080x1440 CCD (which usually do 1080i also, not 1080p). The main limitation is bandwidth, or more specifically, throughput of data. 1080i is 1080x1920 at 30 frames per second, with alternating fields of 540x1920 at 60 fields per second. 1080p is 1080x1920 full frames, at 60 frames per second, which is twice the bandwidth of 1080i (assuming the same compression rates). When writing to storage media (be it HDV tape, mini-dvd, or some solid-state memory card) the data rate is very much the limiting factor. Now, it's entirely possible that this camera has a "progressive mode" at 1080p/30 or (more likely) 1080p/24, but both of these modes will look less smooth than 1080i.