Setting The Ccd Scan Mode - Sony PDW-510P Operation Manual

7-3-9 Setting the CCD Scan Mode

Since the camcorder has CCDs that use an "all pixels read-
out method," a progressive scan mode is also available in
addition to the conventional interlace scan mode.
You can select either of the following modes using the
FORMAT page of the OPERATION menu.
• I (interlace scan) mode
I (interlace scan) mode
O: Odd
E: Even
The video signal of an odd scanning line and that of an
even scanning line are output from the CCD alternately.
PsF (progressive scan) mode
O: Odd
E: Even
The video signal of an odd scanning line and that of an
even scanning line are output from the CCD at the same
time. Then they are sent to the memory and separated into
24P mode (2-3 pull-down) mode (PDW-510/530 only)
23.98 frames per second
CCD output
Video output signal
O: Odd
E: Even
After reading from the CCDs in 24P mode (23.98 frames
per second), a pull-down conversion is carried out to the 30
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CCD output
Video output signal
Interlace scan mode timing chart
CCD output
Video output signal
Progressive scan mode timing chart
A ( O + E ) B ( O + E )
A O A E B O
29.97 frames per second
• PsF (progressive scan) mode
Installing the CBK-FC01 allows you to select the 24P
mode.
Each mode is described below using timing charts.
Thus, the timing of the odd-field video signal and even-
field video signal are different.
odd-field and even-field scanning lines. Thus the timing of
an odd-field video signal and an even-field video signal are
the same.
C ( O + E ) D ( O + E )
B E B O C E C O
24P mode timing chart
frames (29.97 frames per second) of the normal
progressive scan mode.
A ( O + E )
D E D O D E A O A E