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# Selecting recording signals

This camera can record HD (1080P, 1080i, 720P) signals in AVC-Intra, AVC-LongG,or DVCPRO HD codec, and can record SD (480i/576i) signals in DVCPRO50, DVCPRO, or DV codec.

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

Setting menu screen | Setting menu item | 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 AVC-Intra, AVC-LongG, and DVCPRO HD codec in HD mode, and select each codec and shooting frame rate of DVCPRO50, DVCPRO, and DV in 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”.
[REC SIGNAL] | Switch [CAM], recording of camera shooting with the camera, and [SDI], input recording from the <SDI IN> terminal.
[ASPECT] | In the SD mode, select the video aspect ratio for recording and output.

NOTE

- When [LINE&FREQ], [REC SIGNAL], or [REC FORMAT] is changed, video or audio may be interrupted. This is not a malfunction.

- In 1080/23.98PsF format, [REC SIGNAL] is not displayed. Only camera signal can be recorded.

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