Re: DSLR that shoots in PAL

"The Pal NTSC thing is confusing, because the Canon 7D does switch from pal to ntsc, but it is only for playback on a tv. "

Nope, you can shoot PAL too. You can't see those frame rates when you're set to NTSC, but once you go into the MENU and set it to PAL, then you'll have access to the PAL framerates, 720P @ 50fps and 1080 @ 25fps. And when you're in PAL mode you won't see the NTSC framerates.
I don't think the 5D has this, yet. But the PAL framerate was one of the big selling points for the 7D in EU.