Video Signal Output Standards; External Connections Video Signal Output Standards - Canon XH A1S Instruction Manual

External Connections

Video Signal Output Standards

The standard of the video signal output from the HD/SD SDI (
and HDV/DV terminals depends on the standard used for recording (or the standard of the recording on
the tape being played back) and on various menu settings. Video output from the VIEWFINDER
COMPONENT OUT, A/V1, or VIDEO 2 terminal will always be in 480/60i standard.
Standard of Video Output while Recording
While recording in high definition, video output from the HD/SD SDI terminal will be an
uncompressed HD, YPbPr signal. You can down-convert the video output with the respective menu settings.
Recording standard
and frame rate
HD 60i
HD 30F
HD 24F
8 11
SD (60i, 30F , 24F )
Standard of Video Output during Playback
When playing back a tape recorded in HDV standard, video output from the HD/SD SDI terminal will
be a signal modified from the HDV video. You can down-convert the video output with the respective menu
settings.
Standard of [LETTERBOX]
the tape setting
[OFF]
HDV
1080/60i
[ON]
[OFF]
HDV
1080/30p
[ON]
[OFF]
HDV
1080/24p
[ON]
DV
[OFF]/[ON]
480/60i
1
only.
2
[SIGNAL SETUP] [SDI SPEC.] set to [SD LOCKED].
3
[SIGNAL SETUP] [COMP.OUT] set to [480i].
4
[SIGNAL SETUP] [HD DOWN-CONV] set to [ON].
5
16:9 picture is horizontally squeezed to a 4:3 aspect ratio.
6
On-screen displays will not be embedded in the video output even if [SIGNAL SETUP]
[ON(OSD)].
7
On-screen displays will not be embedded in the video output even if [DISPLAY SETUP/
[ON].
8
Converted to 60i.
9
Converted to 60i using the 2:3 pulldown method.
10
When a time code signal is output from the TIME CODE or HD/SD SDI terminal, the user bit for this signal can be set to
2:3 pulldown data (
11
Converted to 60i using the method selected in [CAMERA SETUP]
78
HD/SD SDI terminal
Down-
Unchanged
converted
1080/60i 480/60i
1080/60i 480/60i
1080/60i 480/60i
480/60i
HD/SD SDI terminal
Unchanged
converted
1080/60i 480/60i
480/60i
8
1080/60i 480/60i
8
480/60i
9,10
1080/60i 480/60i
9
480/60i
480/60i
42).
1
HD/SD COMPONENT OUT terminal
Unchanged
2, 5, 6
1080/60i
8
1080/60i
9,10
1080/60i
1
HD/SD COMPONENT OUT terminal
Down-
Unchanged
2, 5
1080/60i
480/60i
8
1080/60i
480/60i
9
1080/60i
480/60i
480/60i
[24F MODE SEL].
only), HD/SD COMPONENT OUT
Down-
3, 5
converted
480/60i
8
480/60i
9
480/60i
480/60i
HDV/DV terminal
Down-
Unchanged
3, 5
Converted
480/60i
1080/60i
480/60i
1080/30p
8
480/60i
1080/30p
9
[SDI OUTPUT] is set to
] [TV SCREEN] is set to
HDV/DV terminal
1080/60i
1080/30p
1080/24p
480/60i
Down-
4, 7
Converted
480/60i
480/60i
480/60i
480/60i