Recording Mp4 Movies; Setting The Dv Mode (Dv Mode) - Sony NXCAM HXR-NX3 Operating Manual

Changing the recording setting (Continued)

Recording MP4 movies

You can record an MP4 movie
simultaneously while recording a high
definition (HD) movie.
1
Press the MENU button.
2
Select
[REC SET] t [SIMUL/RELAY
REC] t [MP4 SIMUL REC] with
the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.
b Notes
• For MP4 movies, the recording format is fixed
to [720/30p] (NTSC model) or [720/25p] (PAL
model), and the audio format is fixed to AAC.
• When the frame rate of high definition image
quality (HD) is 24p, the frame rate of MP4
movies is 24p (NTSC model).
• [ REC FORMAT] cannot be set to [1080/
60p PS] (NTSC model)/[1080/50p PS] (PAL
model) when recording MP4 movies.
• [MP4 SIMUL REC] is not available in the
following settings.
– The camcorder is in DV mode
– [COLOR BAR] is set to [ON]
– [DATE REC] is set to [ON]
– When [
60p PS] (NTSC model)/[1080/50p PS] (PAL
model)
– When recording with the Slow & Quick
Motion function
• The following information is not applied to
MP4 movies
– Time code
– User bit
• MP4 movies recorded on the camcorder cannot
be played back, deleted, copied, or protected on
the camcorder.
• If a movie file exceeds 2 GB, the camcorder
automatically creates a new file and continues
recording.
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(REC/OUT SET) t
REC FORMAT] is set to [1080/
Functions not available during MP4
movie recording
• DV mode
• COLOR BAR
• DATE REC
• S&Q MOTION
• FACE DETECTION

Setting the DV MODE (DV mode)

You can record/play back in DV mode of
standard image quality
1
Press the MENU button.
2
(REC/OUT SET) t
Select
[REC SET] t [DV MODE] t
[YES] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC
dial.
The camcorder restarts in DV mode.
b Notes
• DV mode cannot be selected when [SIMUL/
RELAY REC] is set to [MP4 SIMUL REC].
Functions not available in DV mode
• Viewing still images
• Protecting recorded movies and still
images (Protect)
– [PROTECT] is not displayed on the [EDIT]
menu.
• Dividing a movie
– [DIVIDE] is not displayed on the [EDIT]
menu.
• Copying movies and still images
– DV files cannot be copied, including copies
onto external media.
– [COPY] is not displayed on the [EDIT] menu.
• Capturing still images from a movie