Changing The Recording Setting; Selecting The Recording Format For High Definition Image Quality (Hd) - Sony NXCAM HXR-NX3 Operating Manual

Changing the recording setting

Selecting the recording format
for high definition image quality
(HD)
You can select the recording format (bit-
rate, image size, frame rate, scanning
system). The default setting is as follows:
NTSC model: 1080/60i
PAL model: 1080/50i
1
Press the MENU button.
2
Select (REC/OUT SET) t
[REC SET] t [
t a desired format with the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial.
Setting value
NTSC model
1080/60i FX
1080/60i FH
1080/60i HQ
1080/60i LP
1080/60p PS
720/60p FX
720/60p FH
720/60p HQ
1080/30p FX
1080/30p FH
1080/24p FX
1080/24p FH
• Bit-rate
PS: max. 28 Mbps
FX: max. 24 Mbps
FH: approx. 17 Mbps (average)
HQ: approx. 9 Mbps (average)
LP: approx. 5 Mbps (average)
REC FORMAT]
PAL model
-
-
1080/50i FX
1080/50i FH
1080/50i HQ
1080/50i LP
1080/50p PS
720/50p FX
720/50p FH
720/50p HQ
1080/25p FX
1080/25p FH
• Image size
PS: 1,920×1,080
FX: 1,920×1,080/1,280×720
FH: 1,920×1,080/1,280×720
HQ: 1,440×1,080/1,280×720
LP: 1,440×1,080
• Frame rate
NTSC model: Either 60 or 30 or 24
PAL model: Either 50 or 25
• Scanning system
i: interlace
p: progressive
If you select [1080/60i
or [1080/50i ] (PAL model), for
example, movies are recorded with
following format.
• 1080: Effective scanning lines
• 60, 50: Frame rate
• i: Scanning system
• FX: Recording mode
Frame rate at 60i (NTSC model)
The frame rate displayed on the LCD
screen differs from the actual frame rate.
Frame rate on the LCD
screen
24
30
60
b Notes
• Movies recorded with the recording mode set to
PS or FX on [ REC FORMAT] can be
saved on an external media device only (p. 102).
• When [SIMUL/RELAY REC] is set to [MP4
SIMUL REC], [ REC FORMAT] cannot
be set to [1080/60p PS] (NTSC model) or
[1080/50p PS] (PAL model).
z Tips
• The recording format of 720/60i HQ (NTSC
model) or 720/50i HQ (PAL model) is
automatically selected for the standard
definition image quality (DV) recording.
] (NTSC model)
Actual frame rate
23.98
29.97
59.94
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