Chapter AdjustmentsandSettingsforRecordingChapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for RecordingSelecting recording signalsThis camera records HD (1080i, 720P) signals using AVC-Intra or DVCPRO HD codecs and use a combination ofDVCPRO50, DVCPRO or DV codecs for recording SD (576i (480i)) signals.It provides a variety of capture frame rates and recording frame rates (native recording) to suit specific applications.Select recording and recording signal in the setting menus listed below.Screen Setting menu SettingSYSTEM SETUP screenSYSTEM MODESelects the 1080i, 720P or 576i (480i) signal format.To change this setting, wait until TURN POWER OFF appears beforeturning the power off and then turn it back on again.REC SIGNAL Selects to record using this camera or from the DVCPRO/DV connector.REC FORMATSelects AVC-Intra or DVCPRO HD codec and 50i (60i), 50P (60P), 25PN(30PN, 24PN) native recording in HD mode.Selects DVCPRO50, DVCPRO or DV codec in SD mode.CAMERA MODE Selects 50i (60i), 25P (30P, 24P or 24PA) pulldown recording in 1080i or576i (480i) mode.ASPECT CONV Selects the video aspect ratio for recording and output in SD mode (576i(480i)).SCENE FILE screenVFRSetting this function to ON in 720P mode starts variable frame rate capturewhich records at the frame rate set in the FRAME RATE option.For details, refer to [Variable Frame Rate (VFR) Recording] (page 36).FRAME RATE When the VFR option is set to ON, select the frame rate for variable framerate recording. NOTE• Changing the menu options SYSTEM MODE, REC SIGNAL, REC FORMAT and CAMERA MODE may distort video and audio, butthis is not a malfunction.
