Importing NTSC/Pal

Hi,
So I am hoping to import some footage and edit it in FCE from mini dv tapes but they were bought and recorded on with cameras in Canada. They are HDV. I have a Pal Sony Handycam HDR-HC1E which is HDV too. When I try to watch the tapes in the camera there is just a blue screen except for when I fast forward or rewind at which point the image plays.
I assume this is because I am trying to play ntsc dv tapes in a pal camera.
I tried to import into a FCE project that was set to NTSC and the image momentarily showed on the handycam screen but then FCE came up "there is no video"
Is there anything I can do to get around this or is the only way to import them on an ntsc camera and then convert to pal once it is a FCE project?
thanks!

Hi
Yes
NTSC - tapes require an NTSC Camera
Althoug my TRV-900e can playback NTSC - nothing is delivered via FireWire
And even more strange is that it can play back via analog out to TV - but
nothing recorded on VHS-VCR
And step 2 - connecting an A/D-box - Didn't help either/any settings.
Most probably this is due to frame-rate PAL 25fps and NTSC 29.97
No way around as I see it.
AND When You got it into Your Mac
FCE/P - can not do a good conversion to PAL or NTSC
I use JES_Deinterlacer to do this - then re-import into a FCE/P project set to Final-standard
so that all material matches.
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