Canon 5D Mark III Camcorder User Manual


 
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3 Setting the Time Code
You can select what to display on the movie playback screen.
[Rec time] : Displays the recording time and playback time during
movie playback.
[Time code] : Displays the time code during movie playback.
If the frame rate setting is 5(25.00 fps) or 7(50.00 fps), the time
code’s frame count causes a discrepancy between the actual time and
time code. This discrepancy can be corrected automatically. This
correction function is called drop frame.
[Enable] : The discrepancy is corrected automatically by skipping
time code numbers.
[Disable] : The discrepancy is not corrected.
Movie Playback Count
Drop Frame
Regardless of the [Movie rec count] setting, the time code will always be
recorded to the movie file.
During movie shooting During movie playback
With [Time code] set:
If you change the setting for either [Movie play count] in [z5 (movie):
Time code] or for [x3: Movie play count], the other setting will also
change automatically.
“Frames” are not displayed during movie shooting and movie playback.
When the frame rate is set to 4 (23.976 fps), the drop frame function does
not take effect.