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Setting the Recording Format
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Chapter 3 Adjustments and Settings for Shooting
The recording formats supported by this
camcorder are as follows.
Video
a) 59.94i/29.97P/59.94P: When the area of use is set to
NTSC(J)AREA/NTSC AREA.
50i/25P/50P: When the area of use is set to PAL
AREA.
23.98P: For the PDW-700, when the optional CBKZ-
FC01 23.98P Record and Playback Software is
installed.
b)For the PDW-700, when the optional CBKZ-MD01
SD Record and Playback Software is installed.
Audio
a) When the video recording format is set to MPEG
HD422 50.
b) When the video recording format is set to MPEG IMX
50/40/30.
c) When the video recording format is set to MPEG
HD420 HQ/SP or DVCAM.
Notes
• It is not possible to combine material recorded in
different frame frequency groups on single disc (see
page 58).
• This unit can record up to four channels of audio. If
you select a format with eight channels of audio,
silence is recorded in channels 5 to 8.
1 Display the FORMAT page of the
OPERATION menu.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic
menu operations” on page 193.
2 Select SYSTEM FREQUENCY, and
turn the MENU knob to select the
desired system frequency.
You can select the frequency shown below
depending on the combination of the
COUNTRY and SYSTEM LINE settings.
• Change the COUNTRY or SYSTEM LINE
setting as required.
• When SYSTEM LINE is set to 720 and
SYSTEM FREQUENCY is set to 59.9P,
you can set the camera shooting frequency
Chapter3
Adjustments and Settings for Shooting
Setting the Recording
Format
Recording format Resolution System
frequency
a)
MPEG HD422 50
(Bit rate: 50 Mbps)
1080 59.94i/29.97P/
50i/25P/
23.98P
720 59.94P/50P
MPEG HD420 HQ/
SP
(Bit rate: 35/25
Mbps)
1080 59.94i/29.97P/
50i/25P/
23.98P
720 59.94P/50P
MPEG IMX 50/40/
30
b)
(Bit rate: 50/40/30
Mbps)
525 59.94i/29.97P
625 50i/25P
DVCAM
b)
(Bit rate: 25 Mbps)
525 59.94i/29.97P
625 50i/25P
Recording format Number of channels
24bit/48kHz
8 channels
a)
4 channels
b)
16bit/48kHz
8 channels
b)
4 channels
c)
Setting the system frequency
COUNTRY SYSTEM
LINE
SYSTEM
FREQUENCY
NTSC(J)AREA
NTSC AREA
1080 59.9i/29.9P/
23.98P
720 59.9P
PAL AREA 1080 50i/25P
720 50P
SYSTEM LINE : 1080
SYSTEM FREQUENCY: 59.9i
REC FORMAT : HD422 50
COUNTRY : NTSC(J)AREA
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