Panasonic AG-HMC80PJ User Manual - Page 9

Shooting in progressive mode

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Chapter 1: Operations in AVCHD mode Shooting in progressive mode Selecting either 1080/30P or 1080/24P for the REC FORMAT option in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen (Page 103) enables shooting in progressive mode. In 720 mode, the camera always shoots in progressive mode. 30P mode (with 1080 mode): Shoot 30 frames a second in the progressive mode. For output and recording, the 30-frame-persecond signal is converted to 60-field-per-second interlace. This mode gives you high quality images. 30P A B C D E F G H I J 60i AoAeBoBeCoCeDoDeEoEe Fo FeGoGeHoHe Io Ie Jo Je 24P mode (with 1080, 720 mode): Shoot 24 frames a second in the progressive mode. (Only when the recording format is set to PH 1080/24P or PH 720/24P in AVCHD mode.) Native recording is performed in 24P mode. The external output signal is converted to a 2:3 format, 60 fps interlaced signal as follows. 24P A B C D E F G H 60i AoAeBoBeBoCeCoDeDoDeEoEeFoFe Fo Ge GoHe Ho He Note the following when shooting in progressive mode. • There may be a slight delay to the start of recording when you use the 24P mode because 4 frames are recorded at a time. 

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Chapter 1: Operations in AVCHD mode
Shooting in progressive mode
Selecting either 1080/30P or 1080/±4P for the REC
FORMAT option in the setting menu RECORD
SETUP screen (Page 103) enables shooting in
progressive mode.
In 7±0 mode, the camera always shoots in
progressive mode.
30P mode (with 1080 mode):
Shoot 30 frames a second in the progressive
mode.
For output and recording, the 30-frame-per-
second signal is converted to 60-field-per-second
interlace.
This mode gives you high quality images.
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30P
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24P mode (with 1080, 720 mode):
Shoot ±4 frames a second in the progressive
mode.
(Only when the recording format is set to PH
1080/±4P or PH 7±0/±4P in AVCHD mode.)
Native recording is performed in ±4P mode.
The external output signal is converted to a ±:3
format, 60 fps interlaced signal as follows.
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Note the following when shooting in progressive
mode.
There may be a slight delay to the start
of recording when you use the ±4P mode
because 4 frames are recorded at a time.