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VIDEO FORMAT[1/2] Menu Screen
(Cont’d)
* This is not displayed in VTR mode.
Item Function/Setting (bold characters indicate initial settings)
ASPECT* Sets the screen size for the recording video signal. (Can only be displayed and set in camera mode)
4:3 : Outputs the video with an aspect ratio of 4:3.
16:9 : Outputs the video with an aspect ratio of 16:9.
The resolution in the vertical direction drops compared to 4:3 video.
MEMO
• When the format setting is HDV, the ASPECT item is fixed at 16:9. (“[16:9]” is displayed.)
• The synchronous video signal is momentarily disturbed when the ASPECT item setting is switched.
HDV PB OUTPUT When playing back an HDV recorded tape, set video format for component output from the Y/PB/PR terminal or SDI
output from the HD/SD-SDI output terminal.
You can set the following depending on the FRAME RATE of the HDV recorded tape.
MEMO
• If you convert video recorded in HDV format to DV format and output it, the colors may change.
• This item is also applied to EE images when HDV signals are input to the IEEE1394 terminal.
• Fixed at NATIVE during DV recorded tape playback or DV signal input.
DOWN CON. [HDV] Set the style to display down-converted images in aspect ratio 4:3.
SQUEEZE : Image that is squeezed horizontally is displayed.
LETTER : Wide image with the top and bottom blackened is displayed.
MEMO
This setting is only valid in HDV mode.
In DV mode, the style becomes SQUEEZE regardless of the setting of this item.
NEXT PAGE To display the VIDEO FORMAT[2/2] menu screen, move the cursor to this position and press the SHUTTER dial.
PAGE BACK The TOP MENU returns when the SHUTTER dial is pressed with the cursor at this position.
Setting Description FRAME RATE
NATIVE Outputs the signal being recorded on the tape. 60/30
720P Converts the signal being recorded on tape to 720p and outputs it. 50/25
1080I Converts the signal being recorded on tape to 1080i and outputs it. 24
NTSC Converts the signal being recorded on tape to 480i and outputs it. 60/30
24
PAL Converts the signal being recorded on tape to 576i and outputs it. 50/25
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