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Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
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3-4 Recording Video Signals from External Equipment
3-4 Recording Video
Signals from
External Equipment
With this camcorder, you can select in the OPERATION
menu whether to record the video captured by the camera,
or whether to record a signal from an external video
device.
If this switching function is assigned to the ASSIGN 2
switch, regardless of the setting in the OPERATION
menu, you can make the selection with the ASSIGN 2
switch. While recording video from an external device, the
indication “EXT” appears on the viewfinder screen.
Notes
• You can switch the signals to be recorded at any time
while recording on the disc. However, the signals
recorded at the point where the signal is switched may be
distorted.
• Even when the REC VIDEO SOURCE item is set to
“EXT”, if the external video signal is not input to the
i.LINK DV IN/OUT connector or the GENLOCK IN
connector, the camcorder does not switch to EXT mode,
and the pictures being shot by the camcorder are
recorded on the disc.
3-4-1 Recording a DV Stream From
External Equipment
Note
Recording a DV stream is possible only when the video
recording format is DVCAM.
If the currently set video recording format is other than
DVCAM, change it to DVCAM referring to 5-1-1 “Setting
the Video Recording Format” on page 59.
Proceed as follows.
1
Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON while holding
down the MENU knob.
The TOP menu appears.
2
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to
“OPERATION”.
3
Press the MENU knob.
If this is the first time the OPERATION menu has been
displayed, the CONTENTS page of the OPERATION
menu appears. If the menu has been used before, the
last accessed page appears.
4
If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU
knob to move the b mark to “SOURCE SEL”, and
press the MENU knob to display the SOURCE SEL
page.
If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob
until the SOURCE SEL page appears, then press the
MENU knob to select the page.
5
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “REC
VIDEO SOURCE”, then press the MENU knob.
MENU knob
MENU ON/OFF switch
Item Description
CAM Records the pictures being shot by the
camcorder.
EXT Records video signals from the
external equipment connected to the
GENLOCK IN connector.
21 SOURCE SEL TOP
REC VIDEO SOURCE: CAM
EXT REC CONTROL : OFF
I.LINK SBP2 MODE: DSABL
21 SOURCE SEL TOP
REC VIDEO SOURCE: CAM
EXT REC CONTROL : OFF
I.LINK SBP2 MODE: DSABL