Hdv Format And Recording/Playback - Sony Handycam HDR-FX1 Operating Instructions Manual

HDV format and
recording/playback
Your camcorder is capable of recording in both
HDV and DV formats.
You can use only mini DV cassettes in your
camcorder.
Use a cassette with the
What is the HDV (
The HDV format is a video format developed to
record and play back digital high definition
(HD) video signals on a DV cassette.
Your camcorder adopts the Interlace mode with
1080 effective scan lines of screen ruling
(1080i, number of pixels 1440 × 1080 dots).
The video bit rate for recording is about 25
Mbps.
i.LINK is adopted for the digital interface,
enabling a digital connection with an HDV
compatible TV or computer.
Playback
• Your camcorder can play back pictures in both
the DV format and HDV1080i specification.
• Your camcorder can play back a picture
recorded in the 720/30p system of the HDV
format but cannot output it from the
DV jack.
Copyright signal
When you play back
If the cassette you play back on your camcorder
contains copyright signals, you cannot copy it to
a tape in another video device connected to your
camcorder.
When you record
You cannot record software on your
camcorder that contains copyright
control signals for copyright protection
of software.
[Cannot record due to copyright protection.]
appears on the LCD screen, or on the TV screen
if you try to record such software.
Your camcorder does not record copyright
control signals on the tape when it records.
Notes on cassette tapes
To prevent accidental erasure
Slide the write-protect tab on the cassette to set
to SAVE.
mark.
) format?
REC: The cassette can be recorded.
SAVE: The cassette cannot be recorded (write-
protected).
When labeling the cassette
Be sure to place the label only on the locations
as shown in the following illustration so as not
to cause malfunction of your camcorder.
HDV/
After using the cassette
Rewind the tape to the beginning to avoid
distortion of the picture or the sound. The
cassette should then be put in its case, and stored
in an upright position.
Labeling position
Additional Information
Do not put a label
along this border.
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