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Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording Selecting MCR mode recording and playback signals MCR mode allows you to record signals from the 1394 connector and play back P2 card clips. Use the setting menus listed below to select recording or playback signals. Setting menu Setting Set system frequency. (59.94 Hz, 50 Hz) When this SYSTEM FREQ setting is changed, wait for (OTHER FUNCTIONS the "TURN POWER OFF" screen) message to appear to turn the power off and then turn it back on again. ●Select the format for recording signals input to the 1394 connector or format for playing back P2 card clips. ●Recording and playback of 1080i, 720P and 480i/576i MCR FORMAT are possible. (RECORDING SETUP ●720P/30PN, 720P/24PN screen) and 720P/25PN enable playback of clips recorded at respective native frame rate. ●In a change from CAMERA MODE to MCR mode, the REC FORMAT recording format is retained. ●In SD mode (480i, 576i), you can select DVCPRO50 or DVCPRO/DV for recording 1394 connector 480i (576i) MCR MODE signals or as playback (RECORDING SETUP mode to play back P2 card screen) clips. ●In a change from CAMERA mode to MCR mode, the 480i (576i) REC MODE is retained. Selecting video output CAMERA MODE and MCR mode allow you to select video output format. Use the setting menus listed below to select video output. Setting menu Setting Select the signal format (AUTO, 1080i, 480i/576i) CMPNT/SDI SEL to be output from the (OUTPUT SEL screen) COMPONENT OUT connector and SDI OUT connector. Select the setup level for the 480i video signal. ●0%: Setup 0% also for SETUP (CAMERA SETUP screen) • 59.94 Hz system output and recording ●7.5%A: 7.5% setup level for output only (0% for recording) The SETUP menu setting is enabled also during playback. Select the screen type to be output (COMPONENT DOWNCON MODE (DISPLAY SETUP screen) OUT, SDI OUT when VIDEO OUT and CMPNT/SDI SEL is down converted to 480i or 576i) and down-converted in HD mode (1080i, 720P). The audio and video may be disturbed when the REC FORMAT and MCR FORMAT is changed in the setting menu SYSTEM FREQ, but this is not a camera malfunction. 46 Video and recording formats

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Video and recording formats
Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording
Selecting MCR mode
recording and playback
signals
MCR mode allows you to record signals from the 1394
connector and play back P2 card clips.
Use the setting menus listed below to select recording
or playback signals.
Setting menu
Setting
SYSTEM FREQ
(OTHER FUNCTIONS
screen)
Set system frequency.
(59.94 Hz, 50 Hz) When this
setting is changed, wait for
the “TURN POWER OFF”
message to appear to turn
the power off and then turn it
back on again.
MCR FORMAT
(RECORDING SETUP
screen)
●
Select the format for
recording signals input
to the 1394 connector or
format for playing back P2
card clips.
●
Recording and playback of
1080i, 720P and 480i/576i
are possible.
●
720P/30PN, 720P/24PN
and 720P/25PN enable
playback of clips recorded
at respective native frame
rate.
●
In a change from CAMERA
MODE to MCR mode, the
REC FORMAT recording
format is retained.
480i (576i) MCR MODE
(RECORDING SETUP
screen)
●
In SD mode (480i, 576i),
you can select DVCPRO50
or DVCPRO/DV for
recording 1394 connector
signals or as playback
mode to play back P2 card
clips.
●
In a change from CAMERA
mode to MCR mode, the
480i (576i) REC MODE is
retained.
Selecting video output
CAMERA MODE and MCR mode allow you to select
video output format.
Use the setting menus listed below to select video
output.
Setting menu
Setting
CMPNT/SDI SEL
(OUTPUT SEL screen)
Select the signal format
(AUTO, 1080i, 480i/576i)
to be output from the
COMPONENT OUT
connector and SDI OUT
connector.
SETUP
(CAMERA SETUP screen)
• 59.94 Hz system
Select the setup level for the
480i video signal.
●
0%: Setup 0% also for
output and recording
●
7.5%A: 7.5% setup level
for output only (0% for
recording)
The SETUP menu setting
is enabled also during
playback.
DOWNCON MODE
(DISPLAY SETUP screen)
Select the screen type to
be output (COMPONENT
OUT, SDI OUT when VIDEO
OUT and CMPNT/SDI SEL
is down converted to 480i or
576i) and down-converted in
HD mode (1080i, 720P).
<Note>
The audio and video may be disturbed when the
REC FORMAT and MCR FORMAT is changed in the
setting menu SYSTEM FREQ, but this is not a camera
malfunction.