Sony PMW-500 Operation Manual page 49

a) 59.94i/29.97P/59.94P/23.98P: When OPERATION >Format >Country in the setup menu is set to [NTSC Area] or
[NTSC(J) Area]
50i/25P/50P: When OPERATION >Format >Country in the setup menu is set to [PAL Area]
b) 59.94i after 2-3 pulldown is recorded
c) When the optional CBK-MD01 is installed
d) Converted to PsF and recorded
In FAT mode
FAT
OPERATION >Format menu settings
HD/SD HD System
Line
HD 1080
720
SD —
a) 59.94i/29.97P/59.94P/23.98P: When OPERATION >Format >Country in the setup menu is set to [NTSC Area] or
[NTSC(J) Area]
50i/25P/50P: When OPERATION >Format >Country in the setup menu is set to [PAL Area]
b) 59.94i after 2-3 pulldown is recorded
c) When the optional CBK-MD01 is installed
d) Converted to PsF and recorded
Rec Format
System Frequency
HQ 1920 59.94i
50i
29.97P
25P
23.98P
HQ 1440 59.94i
50i
29.97P
25P
23.98P
SP 1440 59.94i
50i
b)
23.98P
HQ 1280 59.94P
50P
29.97P
25P
23.98P
c)
DVCAM 59.94i
50i
d)
29.97P
d)
25P
Video format (recording
format/system frequency)
a)
HQ 1920/59.94i
HQ 1920/50i
HQ 1920/29.97P
HQ 1920/25P
HQ 1920/23.98P
HQ 1440/59.94i
HQ 1440/50i
HQ 1440/29.97P
HQ 1440/25P
HQ 1440/23.98P
SP 1440/59.94i
SP 1440/50i
SP 1440/23.98P
HQ 1280/59.94P
HQ 1280/50P
HQ 1280/29.97P
HQ 1280/25P
HQ 1280/23.98P
DVCAM/59.94i
DVCAM/50i
DVCAM/29.97P
DVCAM/25P
Setting the Video Format
Frame size
1920×1080
1440×1080
1280×720
720×480
720×576
720×480
720×576
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