Hi guys:)

I dunno much about these, as I am mostly into photo's

My local buddy needs a camera that displays both formats cause he does a lot of international traveling and needs to be able to capture both formats and play it here and there natively (I need to be able to handle SD formats also)

Ideally the camera should be HD, below $800, and from a major brand.

It doesn't need to be 1080p but 720p is plenty...

Thanx in advance!

The Sony Z1 can record in 1080i 50/60 switchable. It may also be switchable between PAL & NTSC in DVCAM/DV mode. I am pretty sure that it is, but you would need to check. $800 and under, even on EBAY would be a big ask, and they are a biggish camcorder. It is the cheapest one I can think of. Of course some will record in one, but play back both. That seems to be more common.