Panasonic Handheld P2 HD Camcorder with AVC-ULTRA Recording Operating Instruct - Page 102

Chapter 4 Shooting - Setting the time data User bits settings Sets the user bits to be recorded in the sub code area in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [UBG MODE]. [USER] Item [TIME] [DATE] [EXT] [TCG] [FRAME RATE] [REGEN] Description Records internal user values. You can set the user value in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [UB PRESET]. Setting values are held even when the power is turned off. For details, refer to "How to input user bits" (page 102). Records the time measured by the internal clock. Records the hour digit of year/month/day/date-time measured by the internal clock. Records the user bits values currently entered to the terminal. Records the time code value. Records the camera photo frame rate information. When playing back clips recorded in native format, the same frame rate information as VITC UB is output regardless of the recorded value. Use at this setting when the editing device such as a computer uses the frame rate information of the user bits. Reads the user bit last recorded to P2 card that is currently to be recorded to and recording this value as it is. @@NOTE tt When slave-lock to the user bits value input to the terminal, set to [EXT]. tt During slaving, the [UB] display letters are shown with black and white reversed. tt After executing slave once, even if input from the terminal stops, the slave status will continue. However, in the following cases, the slave status of the user bits will be released. - When [UBG MODE] is set to other than [EXT] - When [UB PRESET] is executed - When the power is turned off tt The internal [USER] value retains the slaved value even after slave lock is released. tt To input external time codes from the terminal, set the switch to the side. How to input user bits By setting user bits, information such as memos (date, time) up to eight digits long (hexadecimal) can be recorded. 1 Select [USER] in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [UBG MODE]. 2 Select the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [UB PRESET]. 3 Set the user bits using the control stick. ffScreen display - Push it to the right to move right the digit to be set. - Push it to the left to move left the digit to be set. - Push it upward to increase the value of the digit to be set by one. - Push it downward to decrease the value of the digit to be set by one. 4 Press the control stick, enter the values of user bits, and exit the user bits settings screen. 5 Use the button to display [UBG] and confirm that the set value is displayed. @@NOTE tt If you exit the user bits setting screen without pressing the control stick, the set values are disabled. Retention of user bits in memory User bit settings are automatically recorded and are retained even if the power is turned off. Frame rate information recorded on user bits Saving the frame rate values for the image information shot/saved according to the frame rate set in the main menu → [SYSTEM MODE] to user bits allows you to use the editor (personal computer editing software). Information is always saved in VITC UB. In addition, selecting [FRAME RATE] in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [UBG MODE] saves the information in user bits (LTC UB) as well. The same value as in the frame rate information obtained from VITC UB playback is also output as LTC UB during playback of clips recorded in native format. Frame rate information The relationship between frame rates, image pull-down, and time codes/user bits is as follows. - 102 -