Recording Hd Sdi Signals Output By An Hd Camera As 1080/23.98P - Panasonic AJ-HPD2500 Operating Instructions Manual

Variable Frame Rate-Recording
To record active frames from the output of a variable frame-
rate camera, set setup menu No. 040 (VFR REC) to ON. This
enables instant viewing of slow-motion and fast-motion speed
effects during shooting.
◆ NOTE:
• Audio and external time codes cannot be recorded in this mode.

Recording HD SDI Signals Output by an HD Camera as 1080/23.98p

The unit is capable of AVC-Intra 1080/23.98p native recording
of HD SDI (1080/23.98p over 59.94i) output from an HD camera.
Recording HD SDI signals from camera
output
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Connect the HD camera HD SDI (1080/23.98p over
59.94p) output to the SDI IN connector and press the
VIDEO IN (SHIFT + EDIT MODE) / AUDIO IN (SHIFT
+ VIDEO) button to select HD SDI.
HD SDI (1080/23.98p over 59.94i)
output
SDI IN connector
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• The P2 card that is being recorded cannot be changed during
recording.
• In this mode, the remaining P2 card capacity at 60p (50p), the
slowest slow-speed effect, is indicated.
• When 59-23 or 60-24 is set in setup menu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ),
movement in HD SDI video output may look unnatural when the
input frame rate is something other than 24p.
• Changing the frame rate while recording a video signal from a variable
frame rate camera may result in frame loss in the changeover phase.
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Make the following setup menu settings.
Item
No.25
No.020
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While confirming the camera HD SDI output video,
press the REC button and PLAY button
simultaneously.
Recording starts.
◆ NOTE:
• Set setup menu No. 155 (AUTO REC) to TYPE2 and press the
REMOTE button to turn the button on. The unit will then automatically
start and stop recording as the REC and STOP buttons are pressed
on the camera.
• SDI is output in the 1080/23.98 PsF video format.
• No time code can be input to the TIME CODE IN connector.
• The SDI output is delayed relative to LCD monitor and monitor video
output. Analog audio, speaker and headphone output is
synchronized to the LCD monitor and monitor video output. To
synchronize these outputs to SDI output, set setup menu No. 778
(AUD OUT DLY) to ON.
• Set camera TCG to FREE RUN. A TC/UB of an SDI input that cannot
be properly read cannot be normally recorded.
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Introduction: Recording From a Variable Frame-Rate Camera
Setting
SYSTEM FREQ 59-23
SYS FORMAT 1080p
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