Canon 1629B001 XH G1 XH A1 Instruction Manual - Page 40

Selecting the Frame Rate You can select from the following frame rates depending on the recording mode: HD 60i, 30F, 24F (2:3 pulldown-converted) SD 60i, 30F, 24F (2:3 pulldown-converted or 2:3:3:2 pulldown-converted) 60i Mode Records in 60 fps interlaced mode, the same as standard-definition TV signals. 30F Mode Records in 30 fps progressive mode and outputs signals converted into 60 fps interlaced. Video output from the HDV/DV terminal will be in 30p. HD 30F (camera) A B C D E F G H I J 30F (tape) A B C D E F G H I J 60i (playback) a a b b c c d d e e f f g g h h i i j j SD 30F (camera) A B C D E F G H I J 60i (tape) a a b b c c d d e e f f g g h h i i j j 24F Mode Records in 24 fps progressive mode like movie cameras, creating a true cinematic feel to the picture. 24F (camera) A B C D E F G H HD The video signal will be output from the HDV/DV terminal in 24 fps progressive mode. The signal output from the HD/SD SDI terminal ( only) and the COMPONENT OUT terminal will be down-converted to 60i using the 2:3 pulldown method. 24F (tape) A B C D E F G H 60i (playback) a a b b b c c d d d e e f f f g g h h h SD 24F (2:3) Mode Signals are down-converted to 60i using the 2:3 pulldown method. This 24F mode is suited for playback on a TV screen but may require the extension/compression of some frames while editing. 24F (camera) A B C D E F G H 60i aabbbccdddee f f f gghhh (tape/playback) 24F (2:3:3:2) Mode Signals are down-converted to 60i using the 2:3:3:2 pulldown method. This 24F mode is ideal for extracting true 24 frames per second in order to transfer to film simply by discarding the 3:3 adjacent frames (bc and fg in the figure). 24F (camera) A B C D E F G H 60i aabbbcccddee f f f ggghh (tape/playback) 40