Sony HDR HC1 Operating Instructions - Page 101

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HDV format and recording/playback Your camcorder is capable of recording in both HDV and DV formats. You can use mini DV format cassettes only. Use a cassette with the mark. is a trademark. Your camcorder is not compatible with cassettes with Cassette Memory. What is the HDV ( ) format? The HDV format is a video format developed to record and play back digital high definition (HD) video signals on a DV cassette. Your camcorder adopts the Interlace mode with 1080 effective scan lines of screen ruling (1080i, number of pixels 1440 × 1080 dots). The video bit rate for recording is about 25 Mbps. i.LINK is adopted for the digital interface, enabling a digital connection with an HDV compatible TV or computer. • HDV signals are compressed in MPEG2 format, which is adopted in BS (broadcast satellite) digital and terrestrial digital HDTV broadcastings and in Blu-ray disc recorders. Playback • Your camcorder can play back pictures in both the DV format and HDV1080i specification. • Your camcorder can play back pictures recorded in the HDV 720/30p format, but cannot output it from the HDV/DV Interface (i.LINK) jack. To prevent a blank section from being made on the tape Go to the end of the recorded section using END SEARCH (p. 33) before you begin the next recording when you have played back the tape. Copyright signal  When you play back If the cassette you play back on your camcorder contains copyright signals, you cannot copy it to a tape in another video camera connected to your camcorder.  When you record You cannot record software on your camcorder that contains copyright control signals for copyright protection of software. [Cannot record due to copyright protection.] appears on the LCD screen, or on the viewfinder if you try to record such software. Your camcorder does not record copyright control signals on the tape when it records. Notes on use  When not using your camcorder for a long time Remove the cassette and store it.  To prevent accidental erasure Slide the write-protect tab on the cassette to set it to SAVE. REC: The cassette can be recorded. REC SAVE SAVE: The cassette cannot be recorded (write-protected).  When labeling the cassette Be sure to place the label only on the locations shown in the following illustration so as not to cause a malfunction of your camcorder. Additional Information Continued  101

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Additional Information
HDV format and recording/playback
Your camcorder is capable of recording in
both HDV and DV formats.
You can use mini DV format cassettes only.
Use a cassette with the
mark.
is a trademark.
Your camcorder is not compatible with
cassettes with Cassette Memory.
What is the HDV (
)
format?
The HDV format is a video format
developed to record and play back digital
high definition (HD) video signals on a DV
cassette.
Your camcorder adopts the Interlace mode
with 1080 effective scan lines of screen
ruling (1080i, number of pixels 1440 ×
1080 dots).
The video bit rate for recording is about
25 Mbps.
i.LINK is adopted for the digital interface,
enabling a digital connection with an HDV
compatible TV or computer.
• HDV signals are compressed in MPEG2
format, which is adopted in BS (broadcast
satellite) digital and terrestrial digital
HDTV broadcastings and in Blu-ray disc
recorders.
Playback
• Your camcorder can play back pictures
in both the DV format and HDV1080i
specification.
• Your camcorder can play back pictures
recorded in the HDV 720/30p format,
but cannot output it from the
HDV/DV
Interface (i.LINK) jack.
To prevent a blank section from being
made on the tape
Go to the end of the recorded section using
END SEARCH (p. 33) before you begin
the next recording when you have played
back the tape.
Copyright signal
When you play back
If the cassette you play back on your
camcorder contains copyright signals, you
cannot copy it to a tape in another video
camera connected to your camcorder.
When you record
You cannot record software on your
camcorder that contains copyright control
signals for copyright protection of
software. [Cannot record due to copyright
protection.] appears on the LCD screen, or
on the viewfinder if you try to record such
software. Your camcorder does not record
copyright control signals on the tape when
it records.
Notes on use
When not using your camcorder for a
long time
Remove the cassette and store it.
To prevent accidental erasure
Slide the write-protect tab on the cassette to
set it to SAVE.
±E²
S³´E
REC: The cassette can be
recorded.
SAVE: The cassette cannot
be recorded (write-protected).
When labeling the cassette
Be sure to place the label only on
the locations shown in the following
illustration so as not to cause a malfunction
of your camcorder.
Continued