System Frequency; Video Format; Status Display - Sony PDW-850 Operation Manual

COUNTER: Display the elapsed recording/
playback time (hours, minutes, seconds,
frames).
TC: Display timecode.
U-BIT: Display user bit data.
For details, see "Status display on the LCD monitor"
(page 19).
r BRIGHT (brightness) button
Switches the brightness of the LCD monitor
backlight.
Each press of the button selects the next setting in
the order shown in the following table.
Setting LCD monitor backlight
H High (select this to view the LCD
monitor outdoors in the daytime)
M Brightness between H and L
L Low (select this to view the LCD monitor
indoors or outdoors at night)
OFF Off (the display is also off)
Status display on the LCD monitor
The following display appears on the LCD
monitor display which is set to STATUS with the
DISP SEL/EXPAND button.
1 2 3
HD422 50 5 9 . 9 i
1080
P B N D F E X T - L K
6
01 . . . .
23 45 15
7
H M I N S E C
8
W A R N I N G : H U M I D
9
D I S C E
B A T T E
0
LCD monitor
a Resolution
Indicates the resolution of HD output video.
Indication Resolution (horizontal × vertical)
1080 1080 lines (1920 × 1080)
b Video format
Indicates the format of video being currently
played back or recorded.
Indication Format
HD422 50 MPEG HD422
4 5
O V E R
0
2 4 b i t
H O L D
. .
10
20
F R M
30
40
B
d B
ST
1 2 3 4
F
P E A K
Bit rate
50 Mbps
Indication Format
HD420 HQ/SP/ MPEG HD420
a)
LP
MPEG IMX
IMX 50/40/
b)
30
b) DVCAM
DVCAM
a) LP is playback only.
b) For up-conversion to HD and quick playback.
However, there is no output signal if the output from
the SDI OUT 1/2 connectors is set to SDSDI or if the
output from the TEST OUT connector is set to VBS.
c System frequency
Indicates the system frequency of video being
currently played back or recorded.
If NTSC AREA is selected
Indication Field or frame
rate
59.9i 59.94 fields per
second
If PAL AREA is selected
Indication Field or frame
rate
50i 50 fields per
second
1) Selected by COUNTRY setting on the FORMAT page
of the OPERATION menu (see page 153).
Note
There may be no indication displayed when this unit
cannot identify the system frequency, for example, when
playing back a disc recorded with other equipment.
d Audio format
Indicates the format of audio being currently
played back or recorded.
Indication Quantization bit rate/sampling
frequency
24bit 24 bits/48 kHz
16bit 16 bits/48 kHz
e Audio level indicators
Indicates the audio recording or playback levels
of channels 1 to 4.
f Status display
PB: Appears during playback.
NDF: Appears when non-drop-frame timecode is
selected.
Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
Bit rate
35/25/18 Mbps
50/40/30 Mbps
25 Mbps
1)
Scan mode
Interlace
1)
Scan mode
Interlace
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