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CHOOSING A RECORD FORMAT
There are four high denition (HD) record for-
mats—PH, HA, HG and HE. Although each format
offers higher quality than standard denition (SD),
each has its own setting(s) for quality/performance.
The higher the quality, the larger the le size.
Note: Though you are shooting in HD, NWCT does
not cablecast in HD. While you can edit in HD and
have HD movie les, you will most likely need an
external hard drive to provide adequate space. Any
of the formats are acceptable for cablecast.
To choose the best record format for your situation,
press the MENU button, then select RECORDING
SETUP. Make your selection under REC FORMAT.
FORMATTING THE CARD
To format the card in the camera, press the MENU button, then, using the op-
eration lever, scroll down and select CARD FUNCTIONS (screen 2 of 3). In the
submenu, select CARD FORMAT, then select YES. Select YES again. It will
take a moment or two, but then the card will be formatted and ready to go!
NOTE: Formatting does delete everything previously recorded on the card.
BY THE LETTER
(AND NUMBER!)
Let’s say I’m re-
cording in the PH
1080/60i format—
PH is the highest
record quality I can
select.
HA is high,
HG is standard, and
HE is lowest.
1080 is the height
of my image mea-
sured in pixels. The
largest HD screen
is 1080 pixels high.
At 1920 pixels wide,
the image I see
on screen displays
2,073,600 pixels!
720 is the smallest
HD screen’s height
(720 x 1280). The
more pixels, the
sharper the image!
60 is the number of
frames recorded per
second (fps). Other
choices include:
30 fps
24 fps
i is “interlaced”
scanning—every
other line of video
is taken from two
frames to create
one frame.
P “Progressive”
scanning uses every
single line from one
frame of video.
RECORD FORMAT (Quality) RESOLUTION USE
PH (Highest) 1080/60i TV programming
1080/30P TV programming
1080/24P Film
720/60P Slow motion (editing required)
720/30P TV programming
720/24P Film
HA (High) 1080/60i TV programming
HG (Standard) 1080/60i TV programming
HE (Lowest) 1080/60i TV programming
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