Selecting recording signals

This camera can record HD (1080P, 1080i, 720P) signals in a combined format of AVC-Intra, AVC-LongG, and DVCPRO HD codecs, and can record SD (480i/576i) signals in a combined format of DVCPRO50, DVCPRO, and DV codecs.

Recording and shooting signals can be selected in the main menu → [SYSTEM MODE].

Setting

Description of settings

[SYSTEM MODE]

[LINE&FREQ]

Select the signal format from 1080P/1080i/720P/480i/576i.

If this setting has been changed, select [YES] on a confirmation message and restart the camera.

[REC FORMAT]

Select the codec of AVC-Intra, AVC-LongG, and DVCPRO HD in the HD mode, and select the codec of DVCPRO50, DVCPRO, and DV in the SD mode.

[AUDIO SMPL RES]

Select the number of audio bits ([24BIT] or [16BIT]) when [REC FORMAT] is [AVC-I100] or [AVC-I50].

At [REC FORMAT] other than these, recording is performed at the number of audio bits fixed to 24 bits or 16 bits. For details, refer to “System modes and recording functions”.

[ASPECT CONV]

In the SD mode, select the video aspect ratio for recording and output.