Panasonic HPX500 Operating Instructions - Page 38
Standard recording, Using variable frame rates (VFR), Standard speed shooting for making - case
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4 Press the REC START/STOP button. • Pressing the REC START/STOP button starts native recording in the VFR mode. • No signals are output from the 1394 terminal during recording or recording standby in the native mode. • Sound is not recorded. However, sound will be recorded when the same frame rate is used for both recording and playback. • When a recorded clip lasting a long time is to be played back and imported using a nonlinear editing system that supports Varicams, the UB MODE option on the RECORDING SETUP screen must be set to FRM.RATE. 4 Press the REC START/STOP button. • Pressing the REC START/STOP button starts standard recording in the VFR mode, the sound is also recorded. • In the case of a nonlinear editing system that supports Varicams equipped with an effective frame extraction function, you can upload even undercrank or overcrank shooting materials as is. (The UB MODE option on the RECORDING SETUP screen must be set to FRM.RATE.) • The 24P format is used for 2:3 pull-down recording and the 30P (25P at 50 Hz) is used for 2:2 pull-down recording. Chapter 3 Recording and Playback Standard recording 1 Select the 720P/60P, 720P/30P, or 720P/24P (720P/50P, or 720P/25P at 50 Hz) recording format in the REC FORMAT item in the RECORDING SETUP screen. For details on menu operation, refer to [Using the menus] (page 116). 2 Select the appropriate scene file using the SCENE FILE dial. • If necessary, before doing this, perform the camera settings from the setting menu, and register the scene file. 3 Using the OPERATION TYPE function on the SCENE FILE screen, select FILM CAM, and set the desired recording frame rate using the FRAME RATE function. For details on menu operation, refer to [Using the menus] (page 116). • When the 720P/30P, 720P/24P, or 720P/25P recording is selected, the following indications appear depending on the settings made in the FRAME RATE item in the SCENE FILE screen. ➀PULL DOWN information displayed in PROPERTY-CLIP PROPERTY-VIDEO With the default setting: 2:2 or 2:3 With any other settings: other ➁Format information in the bottom left of the screen when thumbnails are displayed With the default setting: 720P/30P, 720P/24P, 720P/25P With any other settings: 720P/60P or 720P/50P (The default setting is 30FRAME at a recording frame rate of 30P and 24FRAME (25FRAME at 25P) at a recording frame rate of 24P.) 38 Variable Frame Rate (VFR) Recording Using variable frame rates (VFR) Standard speed shooting for making commercials and dramas When producing commercials and dramas to be shown on a TV screen, as in the case of HDTV/ SDTV and other broadcasts, a frame rate of 24 fps (frames per second) is the norm (1× speed). If you use the settings below, the same kind of playback as when the programs are broadcast can be obtained. 720P progressive mode and cine-like gamma produce video that looks like it was shot on a film camera. Recording format (REC FORMAT) 720P/24P (2:3 pull-down) 720P/24PN (native recording) Recording frame rate (FRAME RATE) 24 fps Shooting at standard speed for producing commercials and TV programs Production aimed at HDTV and SDTV broadcasts for TV audiences must use the full frame rate (×1) of 30 fps (30 frames/sec.) (25 fps at 50 Hz). Use the following settings to obtain the playback speed used for broadcasts. This permits film-like video recording of commercials and music clips that also provide a frame rate suitable for broadcasting. Recording format Recording frame rate (REC FORMAT) (FRAME RATE) 720P/30P 59.94 Hz (2:2 pull-down) 720P/30PN 30 fps (native recording) 720P/25P 50 Hz (2:2 pull-down) 720P/25PN 25 fps (native recording)