Setting Of Time Data; Definition Of Time Data; User Bits Settings - Panasonic HC-X1500 Operating Instructions Manual

Setting of time data

The unit provides time code, user bits, and date and time (real time) data as time data, and records in each frame synchronized with the video. The time
data is also recorded as the clip meta data.

Definition of time data

∫ Time code
[FREE RUN] and [REC RUN] can be switched with the [RECORDING] menu → [TC/UB] → [FREE/REC RUN].
≥ [FREE RUN]: Advances regardless of the operation mode. It is advancing even when the power is turned off, so it can be treated equally as time.
≥ [REC RUN]: Advances only while recording. Recording is started with the value continuing from the last time code recorded previously.
@ NOTE
0 The [REC RUN] will not be a continuous value for following cases.
j When deleting recorded clips
j When recording is interrupted due to a malfunction of [REC WARNING], etc. during recording.
0 It will be fixed to [FREE RUN] when pre-recording is enabled. (l 126)
0 [FREE RUN] is fixed when the background recording function is enabled. (l 128)
0 [REC RUN] is fixed when the super slow recording function is enabled. (l 121)
0 It will be fixed to [REC RUN] when the interval recording function is enabled. (l 129)
∫ User bits
User bits are built-in. User bits are recorded in the clip.
The user setting value, time, date, time code, and frame rate information of shooting, and the clip name can be selected for recording.
The value at the time when the recording has started is recorded in the user bits of the clip meta data.
∫ Counter
When you display the counter by either pressing the USER button assigned to [COUNTER] or touching the USER button icon, the counter value is
displayed in the time code display area of the viewfinder/LCD monitor screen.
Counter value is displayed as "hour:minute:second.frame".
Furthermore, while the counter value is being displayed, you can reset the counter value by either pressing the USER button assigned to [RESET] or
touching the USER button icon.
Either of the following settings can be set in the [RECORDING] menu → [REC COUNTER].
≥ [TOTAL]: Counting continues cumulatively until the counter value is reset. The counter value will be maintained even if the memory card is replaced or
the power is turned off.
≥ [CLIP]: Clears the counter value and starts counting from 0 each time recording starts. You can shoot while always checking the recording time of the
clip you are currently shooting.
∫ Date/time (real time)
≥ The internal clock is the standard for the free run time code count while the power is turned off, for the user bits time, and for the date data. Also, it will
be the reference for the file generation time and file name when the clip is recorded.
≥ The free run time code is reset if the built-in battery is exhausted.
@
NOTE
0 Switch the display on the camera image screen by either pressing the USER button assigned to [COUNTER] or touching the USER button icon.

User bits settings

Set the user bits to be recorded.
1
Select the user bits to record in the [RECORDING] menu → [TC/UB] → [UB MODE].
[FRAME RATE] Records the frame rate information of the shooting.
Use with this setting when using the frame rate information of the user bits with an editing device such as a computer.
Records the user bits set in the [RECORDING] menu → [TC/UB] → [UB PRESET]. The setting value is maintained even if the
[USER]
power is turned off.
For details, refer to "How to input user bits". (l 45)
[TIME] Records the hour, minute, and second of the date and time measured with the internal clock.
[DATE] Records the last 2 digits of year, month, date, and hour of the date and time measured with the internal clock.
[TC] Records the value for the time code as users bits.
[CLIP NAME] Records the value that CAM INDEX (one character) and CARD COUNT (3-digit number) both converted to ASCII character code.
Chapter 3 Preparation — Setting of time data
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