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.