Sony PMW-F5 Quick Reference Manual page 7

PMW-F5 and PMW-F55 Quick Reference Guide.
WHICH CODEC?
MPEG
XAVC
SStP
USE CONTENT BROWSER TO
OFFLOAD FILES BEFORE
ERASING CARD.
Copyright Alister Chapman 2014.
The camera has several codec
options. (System – Rec Format).
The same as the XDCAM codec, 8
bit, 422 at 50Mb/s. Good for news,
quick turn-around, small file size. Max
Frame rate 29.97fps HD only.
(System – Rec Format).
New Sony codec. Variable bit rate
depending on whether HD or 4K and
frame rate.
In F5/F55 always 10 bit 422 XAVC
Intra. Good for high quality
productions but with compact file
size. 100Mb/s at HD 24fps. Approx
300Mb/s at 4K 24fps. (System – Rec
Format).
SStP (Simple Studio Profile) is the
same codec as used for HDCAM SR
tape. Extremely high quality 422 or
444 codecs. HD only and large file
sizes. 220Mb/s for 422 and 440Mb/s
for 444. (System – Rec Format). 444
option only available when camera is
in RGB mode (System – Base
Setting – Main Operation). SStP can
not be used when using the R5 to
shoot Raw.
Always try to use Sony's Content
Browser to copy material from your
SxS cards before erasing or
formatting the card. Content Browser
will check for media corruption when
a card is opened. If it detects any
issues it will instruct you to perform a
"Restore Media" by replacing the
card in the camera.
www.xdcam-user.com