Panasonic AG-HPX370 AGHPX370P User Guide - Page 48

Adjustments and Settings for Recording, Selecting recording signals

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Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording Selecting recording signals This camera records HD (1080i, 720P) signals using AVC-Intra or DVCPRO HD codecs and use a combination of DVCPRO50, DVCPRO or DV codecs for recording SD (480i (576i)) signals. It provides a variety of capture frame rates and recording frame rates (native recording) to suit specific applications. Select recording and recording signal in the setting menus listed below. Screen Setting menu SYSTEM MODE REC SIGNAL SYSTEM SETUP screen REC FORMAT CAMERA MODE ASPECT CONV SCENE FILE screen VFR FRAME RATE Setting Selects the 1080i, 720P or 480i (576i) signal format. To change this setting, wait until TURN POWER OFF appears before turning the power off and then turn it back on again. Selects to record using this camera or from the DVCPRO/DV connector. Selects AVC-Intra or DVCPRO HD codec and 60i (50i), 60P (50P), 30PN or 24PN (25PN) native recording in HD mode. Selects DVCPRO50, DVCPRO or DV codec in SD mode. Selects 60i (50i), 30P, 24P or 24PA (25P) pulldown recording in 1080i or 480i (576i) mode. Selects the video aspect ratio for recording and output in SD mode (480i (576i)). Setting this function to ON in 720P mode starts variable frame rate capture which records at the frame rate set in the FRAME RATE option. For details, refer to [Variable Frame Rate (VFR) Recording] (page 39). When the VFR option is set to ON, select the frame rate for variable frame rate recording.  NOTE • Changing the menu options SYSTEM MODE, REC SIGNAL, REC FORMAT and CAMERA MODE may distort video and audio, but this is not a malfunction. 48

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Chapter²4² Adjustments²and²Settings²for²Recording
Chapter 4
Adjustments and Settings for Recording
Selecting recording signals
This camera records HD (1080i, 720P) signals using AVC-Intra or DVCPRO HD codecs and use a combination of
DVCPRO50, DVCPRO or DV codecs for recording SD (480i (576i)) signals.
It provides a variety of capture frame rates and recording frame rates (native recording) to suit specific applications.
Select recording and recording signal in the setting menus listed below.
Screen
Setting menu
Setting
SYSTEM SETUP screen
SYSTEM MODE
Selects the 1080i, 720P or 480i (576i) signal format.
To change this setting, wait until TURN POWER OFF appears before
turning the power off and then turn it back on again.
REC SIGNAL
Selects to record using this camera or from the DVCPRO/DV connector.
REC FORMAT
Selects AVC-Intra or DVCPRO HD codec and 60i (50i), 60P (50P), 30PN or
24PN (25PN) native recording in HD mode.
Selects DVCPRO50, DVCPRO or DV codec in SD mode.
CAMERA MODE
Selects 60i (50i), 30P, 24P or 24PA (25P) pulldown recording in 1080i or
480i (576i) mode.
ASPECT CONV
Selects the video aspect ratio for recording and output in SD mode (480i
(576i)).
SCENE FILE screen
VFR
Setting this function to ON in 720P mode starts variable frame rate capture
which records at the frame rate set in the FRAME RATE option.
For details, refer to [Variable Frame Rate (VFR) Recording] (page 39).
FRAME RATE
When the VFR option is set to ON, select the frame rate for variable frame
rate recording.
NOTE
• Changing the menu options SYSTEM MODE, REC SIGNAL, REC FORMAT and CAMERA MODE may distort video and audio, but
this is not a malfunction.