Recording Input Signals And Recording Formats; Playback Tape Format And Output Signals - Sony HVR-M15AU - Professional Video Cassete recorder/player Operating Instructions Manual

Recording Format and Input/Output Signals

Recording Input Signals and Recording Formats

Select the signal input with the INPUT SELECT switch on the front panel (page 6).
a: Recordable, —: Not recordable
Input signal
Digital signal HDV/DV
Analog signal
Notes
• HDV 720/30p/25p/24p signals can be played back, but cannot be input/output via the HDV/DV jack on the unit.
• HDV 720/60p, HDV720/50p and SD 480p/576p signals cannot be input/output, recorded, or played back on the
unit.

Playback Tape Format and Output Signals

a: Output, —: No output or N/A
Format of the signals recorded on the tape
1080/60i
1080/24p
HDV 1080/30p
1080/50i
1080/25p
720/30p/24p
720/25p
DVCAM/DV (SP)
1) The format of the picture output from the COMPONENT OUT jacks can be set in [COMPONENT] of [VIDEO OUT] in the [IN/OUT REC] menu (page 51).
For details, see the settings for down conversion (page 27).
2) The signals are down converted and output.
For details of the format of signals output from each jack, see the settings for down conversion (page 27).
Notes
• HDV 720/30p/25p/24p signals can be played back but not input/output via the HDV/DV jack on the unit.
• HDV 720/60p, HDV720/50p and SD 480p/576p signals cannot be input/output, recorded, or played back on the
unit.
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Chapter 2 Playback and Recording
Input jack
Input format
1080/60i
1080/24p
HDV 1080/30p
1080/50i
1080/25p
720/30p/25p/24p
DVCAM/DV
VIDEO/S VIDEO
HDV/DV
Output signal format
DVCAM/DV
a
a
a
a
a
—
—
a
Recording format
HDV DVCAM
a —
a —
a —
a —
a —
— —
a
—
— a
Output jacks
COMPONENT OUT
HDV
1)
a a
1)
a a
1)
a a
1)
a a
1)
a a
1)
— a
1)
— a
— a
DV (SP)
—
—
—
—
—
—
a
a
VIDEO/S VIDEO
2)
a (480i)
2)
a (480i)
2)
a (480i)
2)
a (576i)
2)
a (576i)
2)
a (480i)
2)
a (576i)
a