Selecting Drop Or Non-Drop Frame - Canon EOS C300 Instruction Manual

Setting the Time Code's Initial Value
If you set the time code mode to [Preset], you can set the initial value of
the time code.
1 Open the time code [Setting] submenu.
[¤ TC/UB Setup] > [Time Code] > [Setting]
2 Select [Set] and then press SET.
• The time code setting screen appears with an orange selection frame
indicating the hours.
• To reset the time code to [00:00:00.00], select [Reset] instead. If the running mode is set to [Free Run], the
time code will be reset the moment you press SET and keep running continuously from 00:00:00.00.
3 Use the joystick (Ý) or SELECT dial to set the hours and press SET to move to the minutes.
4 Change the rest of the fields (minutes, seconds, frame) in the same way.
• Press the CANCEL button to close the screen without setting the time code.
5 Select [Set] and press SET to close the screen.
• If the running mode is set to [Free Run], the time code will start running from the selected time code the
moment you press SET.

Selecting Drop or Non-Drop Frame

When [w Other Functions] > [NTSC/PAL] is set to [NTSC], you can
select between a drop frame (DF) or non-drop frame (NDF) time code,
depending on how you plan to use your recordings.
In the following cases, the time code is set to non-drop frame (NDF) and
cannot be changed.
- [w Other Functions] > [NTSC/PAL] is set to [PAL]
- [w Other Functions] > [24.00P] is set to [On]
- [w Other Functions] > [NTSC/PAL] is set to [NTSC] and the frame rate
is set to 23.98P
1 Open the [DF/NDF] submenu.
[¤ TC/UB Setup] > [Time Code] > [DF/NDF]
2 Select [DF] or [NDF] and then press SET.
• The time code display will differ depending on the setting. When you select [DF], the time code will appear
as [00:00:00.00]; when you select [NDF], it will appear as [00:00:00:00].
Setting the Time Code
[¤ TC/UB Setup]
[Time Code]
[Setting]
[¤ TC/UB Setup]
[Time Code]
[DF/NDF]
[DF]
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