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Recording – Basic Operations
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
Recording – Basic
Operations
Selecting the Recording Format
Before recording, select the recording format.
There are restrictions on the recording formats that can be
combined on a single disc.
(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the
MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item.)
1
Display the FORMAT page of the USER (or
OPERATION) menu, and press the MENU knob.
For details of menu operations, see “Basic Menu
Operations” on page 132.
2
Select the desired item, and press the MENU knob.
3
Turn the MENU knob to select the desired setting, and
press the MENU knob.
4
If you have changed the setting of SYSTEM or
COUNTRY, power off the unit, then power on again.
5
Repeat steps 2 to 4 to set the all of the desired items.
HD recording bit rate settings and recording
times
When PFD23/PFD23A discs are used:
When PFD50DLA discs are used:
a) In HQ mode or LP mode, as a result of MPEG2 compression, the recording
time varies depending on the volume of the generated compressed image
data, with the above figures as a minimum. For example, in material with
little movement, the recording time may be significantly longer than
shown above.
Note about recording times
An average of 1 second (up to a maximum of 2 seconds) of
additional information is recorded whenever Clip
Continuous Rec recording starts. The recording times
listed above will be shorter if Clip Continuous Rec
recording is done repeatedly.
Note
Item Description Settings
SYSTEM Frame
frequency
NTSC: 60I/30P/23.9P
PAL: 50I/25P
REC
FORMAT
Recording
format
MPEG HD/DVCAM
23.9P
OUTPUT
System setting
for 23.9P output
PD: Output 59.94i
signals after 2-3
pulldown
conversion.
PSF: Output
23.98PsF signals.
BIT RATE
(HD)
Bit rate for HD
recording
HQ/SP/LP (For
details, see the
following table titled
“HD recording bit rate
settings and recording
times”.)
AUDIO CH
(HD)
Number of
audio channels
for HD
recording
2ch/4ch
ASPECT
RATIO
Aspect ratio for
DVCAM
recording
16:9/4:3
COUNTRY Region of use NTSC/PAL
TOP 001 FORMAT
SYSTEM : 60I
REC FORMAT : MPEG HD
23.9P OUTPUT : PD
BIT RATE (HD) : SP
AUDIO CH (HD) : 4ch
ASPECT RATIO(DV): 16:9
COUNTRY : NTSC(J)AREA
Bit rate Audio channels
used
Recording time
HQ mode
a)
Variable bit rate,
upper limit 35
Mbps
4 channels More than 65
minutes
2 channels More than 68
minutes
SP mode
Fixed bit rate, 25
Mbps
4 channels More than 85
minutes
2 channels More than 90
minutes
LP mode
a)
Variable bit rate,
upper limit 18
Mbps
4 channels More than 112
minutes
2 channels More than 122
minutes
Bit rate
Audio channels
used
Recording time
HQ mode
a)
Variable bit rate,
upper limit 35
Mbps
4 channnels More than 145
minutes
2 channnels More than 150
minutes
SP mode
Fixed bit rate, 25
Mbps
4 channnels Approx. 190
minutes
2 channnels Approx. 200
minutes
LP mode
a)
Variable bit rate,
upper limit 18
Mbps
4 channnels More than 248
minutes
2 channnels More than 265
minutes