Could someone please have a look at this image :
http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/net03472/index.html


It is a jpeg picture the full bitmap image is also availible at 1.2Meg, captured it off a video file using premiere.

It seems to occure only when the camera (Canon xl1s PAL) pans. I believe it is caused in the camera, but maybe it could be related to my pc.

Could anybody tell me the probabile cause.

Thank you

Llewellyn

You are seeing a frame capture (two fields separated in time by 1/50/sec in PAL, 1/60 in NTSC) thus the comb effect at contrasty edges. This is cause by the camera motion in the pan, each field is seeing a slightly different image. To avoid this with the XL1, shoot in frame mode, or just capture a field.

Note that you will see a similar sffect without pan if you have a fast moving object in the image.

This topic has been discussed before and with a good explanation here (http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&postid=19888#post19888) The original poster's link is broken but you'll see it is common for stills in NTSC or PAL.

Jeff

I've also posted a lengthy reply on your other thread:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6168

Thank you all very much.

Llewellyn