Slow & Quick Motion Recording; Preparatory Settings - Sony PMW-F3K Operating Instructions Manual

Slow & Quick Motion
Recording
When the camcorder is in HD mode and one of
the following video formats is selected (page 41),
you can set a frame rate for recording different
from that for playback:
NTSC Area/NTSC (J) Area
HQ 1920/29.97P, HQ 1920/23.98P, HQ 1280/
59.94P, HQ 1280/29.97P, HQ 1280/23.98P
PAL Area
HQ 1920/25P, HQ 1280/50P, HQ 1280/25P
By recording at a different frame rate, you can
obtain a smoother slow-motion or quick-motion
effect than with slow-speed or fast-speed
playback of a material recorded at the normal
recording speed.
Example
When the video format is HQ 1280/23.98P,
recording with a frame rate between 1 and 23 fps
provides a quick-motion effect in playback, and
recording with a frame rate between 25 and 60 fps
provides a slow-motion effect in playback.
Notes
• Slow & Quick Motion recording cannot be
activated in SD mode.
• Slow & Quick Motion recording cannot be
made if a setting which includes "HDV" or
"DVCAM" is selected with "SDI/HDMI/
i.LINK I/O Select" of the VIDEO SET menu.
• When you set Slow & Quick Motion to "On,"
Frame Recording, Interval Recording, and
Picture Cache Recording are forcibly set to
"Off." However, Slow & Quick Motion cannot
be activated while Frame Recording, Interval
Recording, or Picture Cache Recording is in
progress.
• No audio recording is made if the recording
frame rate is set to a value different from the
playback frame rate.
• The timecode is recorded in Rec Run mode
(page 55) during Slow & Quick Motion
recording.
68 Slow & Quick Motion Recording

Preparatory Settings

Before starting Slow & Quick Motion recording,
make the necessary settings with the CAMERA
SET menu in advance.
For details on menu operations, see "Basic Menu
Operations" on page 108.
1
Select "S&Q Motion" from the
CAMERA SET menu.
CAMERA SET
Color Bar Type : Mul t i
F l i c ker Reduce B
B
I n t e r val Rec
B
Frame Rec
P. Cache Rec B
00:00
B
S&Q Mot i on
B
Rec Review
2
Select the video format for Slow &
Quick Motion recording with "On
Format."
3
Select the frame rate for recording with
"S&Q Ratio."
The setting range varies depending on the
current video format.
With a format of 1920 horizontal
resolution: 1 to 30 fps
With a format of 1280 horizontal
resolution: 1 to 60 fps
4
Exit the menu.
5
Press the S&Q dial.
A confirmation message is displayed.
6
Operating the jog dial, select "Execute."
The camcorder enters Slow & Quick Motion
mode and the indicator lights.
On Format : HQ1280/23.98P
S&Q Rati o : 60/60