Compatibility Of The Dvcam/Dv Formats - Sony HVR-Z7N Service Manual

To prevent accidental erasure
x
Slide the write-protect tab on the cassette to
set it to SAVE.
REC: The cassette can be
recorded.
SAVE: The cassette cannot be
recorded (write-protected).
x When labeling the cassette
Be sure to place the label only on the
locations shown in the following
illustration so as not to cause a malfunction
of your camcorder.
After using the cassette
x
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.
x When cleaning the gold-plated
connector
Generally, clean the gold-plated connector
on a cassette with a cotton-wool swab after
every 10 times it has been ejected.
If the gold-plated connector on the cassette
is dirty or dusty, the remaining tape
indicator may not show correctly.
Gold-plated connector
REC
SAVE
Do not put a label
along this border.
Labeling position
On Sony HDV1080i compliant TVs
An HDV format compatible TV with the
component input jack is required to view
playback pictures recorded in the HDV
format.
Compatibility of the DVCAM/DV
formats
The DVCAM format was developed as a
more reliable and higher-end format than
the consumer DV format. Explained here
are the differences, compatibility, and
limitations on editing for the DVCAM and
DV formats.
Differences between the DVCAM and
DV formats
Specification DVCAM
TRACK 15 µm
Pitch
Audio 12 bit:32
sampling kHz
frequency 16 bit:48
kHz
Audio Lock mode
recording
mode*
* There are 2 modes for audio recording, lock
mode and unlock mode. In lock mode, the
sampling frequencies of audio and video are
synchronized. Therefore, lock mode is more
effective than unlock mode in digital
processing and smooth transition during audio
editing.
DV
10 µm
12 bit:32 kHz
16 bit:48 kHz
44.1 kHz
48 kHz
Lock/Unlock
mode
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