Working with 1440 x1080 footage?

I'm going to be working with some footage shot at 1440 x1080 (interlaced I believe) with an AVCHD camera. I will have other footage shot at 1920 x 1080 that needs to be edited with it.
1. Anyone know why a camera would be designed to shoot footage at 1440 x 1080 instead of 1920 x 1080?
2. Is it better quality wise to let the footage scale up to 1920 x 1080 or should it just be downconverted to work in a 1280 x 720 sequence?
Thanks.

1. Cost of the sensors.
2. Keep it 1920 x1080.
1440 x 1080 is typical of HDV, 1920 x 1080 is typical for AVCHD. They are actually the same resolution , only the PAR, picel aspect ratio differs.
1440 x 1080 with a PAR of 1.333 is the same as 1920 x 1080 with a PAR of 1.0.
Google is your friend if you want to know more about PAR.

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