Recording - Basic Operations; Selecting The Recording Format - Sony PDW-F355L Operating Instructions Manual

Recording – Basic
Operations

Selecting the Recording Format

Before recording, select the recording format.
Note
There are restrictions on the recording formats that can be
combined on a single disc.
(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the
MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item.)
1
Display the FORMAT page of the USER (or
OPERATION) menu, and press the MENU knob.
For details of menu operations, see "Basic Menu
Operations" on page 132.
001 FORMAT
SYSTEM
REC FORMAT : MPEG HD
23.9P OUTPUT : PD
BIT RATE (HD)
AUDIO CH (HD)
ASPECT RATIO(DV):
COUNTRY : NTSC(J)AREA
Item Description
SYSTEM Frame
frequency
REC Recording
FORMAT format
23.9P System setting
OUTPUT for 23.9P output
BIT RATE Bit rate for HD
(HD) recording
AUDIO CH Number of
(HD) audio channels
for HD
recording
ASPECT Aspect ratio for
RATIO DVCAM
recording
COUNTRY Region of use
TOP
: 60I
: SP
: 4ch
16:9
Settings
NTSC: 60I/30P/23.9P
PAL: 50I/25P
MPEG HD/DVCAM
PD: Output 59.94i
signals after 2-3
pulldown
conversion.
PSF: Output
23.98PsF signals.
HQ/SP/LP (For
details, see the
following table titled
"HD recording bit rate
settings and recording
times".)
2ch/4ch
16:9/4:3
NTSC/PAL
2
Select the desired item, and press the MENU knob.
3
Turn the MENU knob to select the desired setting, and
press the MENU knob.
4
If you have changed the setting of SYSTEM or
COUNTRY, power off the unit, then power on again.
5
Repeat steps 2 to 4 to set the all of the desired items.
HD recording bit rate settings and recording
times
When PFD23/PFD23A discs are used:
Bit rate Audio channels
used
a) 4 channels
HQ mode
Variable bit rate,
upper limit 35
2 channels
Mbps
SP mode 4 channels
Fixed bit rate, 25
Mbps
2 channels
a) 4 channels
LP mode
Variable bit rate,
upper limit 18
2 channels
Mbps
When PFD50DLA discs are used:
Audio channels
Bit rate
used
a) 4 channnels
HQ mode
Variable bit rate,
upper limit 35
2 channnels
Mbps
SP mode 4 channnels
Fixed bit rate, 25
Mbps
2 channnels
a) 4 channnels
LP mode
Variable bit rate,
upper limit 18
2 channnels
Mbps
a) In HQ mode or LP mode, as a result of MPEG2 compression, the recording
time varies depending on the volume of the generated compressed image
data, with the above figures as a minimum. For example, in material with
little movement, the recording time may be significantly longer than
shown above.
Note about recording times
An average of 1 second (up to a maximum of 2 seconds) of
additional information is recorded whenever Clip
Continuous Rec recording starts. The recording times
listed above will be shorter if Clip Continuous Rec
recording is done repeatedly.
Recording time
More than 65
minutes
More than 68
minutes
More than 85
minutes
More than 90
minutes
More than 112
minutes
More than 122
minutes
Recording time
More than 145
minutes
More than 150
minutes
Approx. 190
minutes
Approx. 200
minutes
More than 248
minutes
More than 265
minutes
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