JVC GY-HM150U GY-HM150U ProHD Camcorder 104-page owner's manual - Page 30

Shooting Selecting System Definition, File Format and Video Format You can select the system definition (HD or SD), file format for recording/playback and the record format for video images on this camera recorder. Memo : ● Make a selection in [Main Menu]B[Record Set]B [Record Format] menu. (A Page 63) Selecting a System Definition Select the system definition in [System Definition]. There are two different definitions for selection. HD (MPEG2) : Records in HD (High Definition) quality SD (DV) : Records in SD (Standard Definition) quality Selecting a File Format Select a file format in [File Format]. There are three file formats for selection. QuickTime : QuickTime file format (.MOV) MP4 : MP4 file format AVI : Standard video file format for Windows systems Memo : ● The available options vary as follows depending on the [System Definition] setting. • For AHD (MPEG2)B : QuickTime, MP4 • For ASD (DV)B : QuickTime, AVI Selecting a Video Format Select a [Record Format] from the list of formats. The selectable [Frame & Bit Rate] changes according to the settings of [System Definition], [File Format], and [Camera Resolution]. The recording bit rate is 35 Mbps VBR when AHQB is selected, and 18.3 Mbps (1080i is 25 Mbps) CBR when ASPB is selected. ⅥList of Formats The following is a list of file formats and video formats that can be selected on this camera recorder. Ⅵ When [System Definition] is set to AHD (MPEG2)B File Format QuickTime/ MP4 Record Format Camera Resolution Remarks Frame & Bit Rate HorizontalxLine 1280x720 60p (HQ) 60p (SP) HDV compatible 30p (HQ) 30p (SP) HDV compatible 24p (HQ) 24p (SP) HDV compatible 50p (HQ) 50p (SP) HDV compatible 25p (HQ) 25p (SP) HDV compatible 1440x1080 60i (HQ) 60i (SP) HDV compatible 50i (HQ) 50i (SP) HDV compatible 1920x1080 60i (HQ) Full HD 30p (HQ) Full HD 50i (HQ) Full HD 25p (HQ) Full HD 24p (HQ) Full HD Ⅵ When [System Definition] is set to ASD (DV)B When [System Definition] is set to ASD (DV)B, the video format is fixed as follows. Record Format Camera Resolution Remarks File Format Frame & Bit Rate HorizontalxLine QuickTime/ 720 x 480 (U model) 60i DV AVI compatible 720 x 576 (E model) 50i DV compatible Selecting the Aspect Ratio of SD Videos Select an aspect ratio for the images. The available options vary as follows depending on the [System Definition] setting. ● For AHD (MPEG2)B: Fixed at 16:9 ● For ASD (DV)B : 16:9, 4:3 26