Hdv Format And Recording/Playback - Sony Handycam HDR-HC1 Operating Manual

HDV format and recording/playback

Your camcorder is capable of recording in
both HDV and DV formats.
You can use mini DV format cassettes only.
Use a cassette with the
is a trademark.
Your camcorder is not compatible with
cassettes with Cassette Memory.
What is the HDV (
format?
The HDV format is a video format
developed to record and play back digital
high definition (HD) video signals on a DV
cassette.
Your camcorder adopts the Interlace mode
with 1080 effective scan lines of screen
ruling (1080i, number of pixels 1440 ×
1080 dots).
The video bit rate for recording is about
25 Mbps.
i.LINK is adopted for the digital interface,
enabling a digital connection with an HDV
compatible TV or computer.
• HDV signals are compressed in MPEG2
format, which is adopted in BS (broadcast
satellite) digital and terrestrial digital
HDTV broadcastings and in Blu-ray disc
recorders.
Playback
• Your camcorder can play back pictures
in both the DV format and HDV1080i
specification.
• Your camcorder can play back pictures
recorded in the HDV 720/30p format,
but cannot output it from the HDV/DV
Interface (i.LINK) jack.
To prevent a blank section from being
made on the tape
Go to the end of the recorded section using
END SEARCH (p. 33) before you begin
the next recording when you have played
back the tape.
Copyright signal
mark.
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If the cassette you play back on your
camcorder contains copyright signals, you
cannot copy it to a tape in another video
camera connected to your camcorder.
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You cannot record software on your
camcorder that contains copyright control
signals for copyright protection of
software. [Cannot record due to copyright
protection.] appears on the LCD screen, or
on the viewfinder if you try to record such
software. Your camcorder does not record
copyright control signals on the tape when
it records.
Notes on use
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Remove the cassette and store it.
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Slide the write-protect tab on the cassette to
set it to SAVE.
REC: The cassette can be
recorded.
SAVE: The cassette cannot
be recorded (write-protected).
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Be sure to place the label only on
the locations shown in the following
illustration so as not to cause a malfunction
of your camcorder.
When you play back
When you record
When not using your camcorder for a
To prevent accidental erasure
When labeling the cassette
REC
SAVE
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