Slow & Quick Motion; Starting To Record From Pre-Stored Video (Picture Cache Function) - Sony PMW-F55 Operating Instructions Manual

Slow & Quick Motion
When "Main Operation" is set to "RAW" or
"YPbPr," and the system frequency and video
format (page 82) are set as follows, you can set
the recording frame rate and playback frame rate
to different values.
Main Recording
Operation format
RAW – (When
recording on
an AXS only)
YPbPr XAVC
4096 × 2160P
XAVC
3840 × 2160P
XAVC
2048 × 1080P
XAVC
1920 × 1080P
1)
Setting value is 1 to 60 when "High Frame Rate
Mode" is set to "Off."
2)
When recording on AXS and SxS simultaneously, the
setting value is for SxS.
Notes
• Slow & Quick Motion mode cannot be used while
recording, playing, or displaying thumbnail.
• Slow & Quick Motion mode cannot be used while the
Slow Shutter mode.
• Audio cannot be recorded while in the Slow & Quick
Motion mode.
• When "High Frame Rate Mode" is set to "Full Scan"
and the frame rate is set to more than 61P, moiré may
occur in high resolution areas of the picture. In this
case, you can reduce moiré by attaching an optional
CBK-55F2K Optical 2K Filter.
• When "High Frame Rate Mode" is set to other than
"Off," the camcorder cannot switch to the second card
automatically even if a card becomes full.
System Frame
frequency 1)
rate
23.98P/24P/ 1 to
25P/29.97P/ 2)
240P
50P/59.94P
23.98P/24P/ 1 to 60P
25P/29.97P/
50P/59.94P
23.98P/25P/ 1 to 60P
29.97P/50P/
59.94P
23.98P/24P/ 1 to 180P
29.97P/
59.94P
25P/50P 1 to 150P
23.98P/ 1 to 180P
29.97P/
59.94P
25P/50P 1 to 150P
Starting to Record from Pre-
stored Video (Picture Cache
Function)
You can begin recording a specified number of
seconds in advance by storing up to 15 seconds of
video and audio data in the internal memory of
the camcorder when you start recording.
When you start recording after setting "Setting"
in "Picture Cache Rec" (page 77) of the
Recording menu to "On," the camcorder records
in advance of the specified time (Cache Rec
Time).
The Picture Cache function is available for either
of the following settings.
• The system frequency is set to 29.97/25/24/
23.98, and the recording format is set to XAVC
4096 × 2160P/XAVC 3840 × 2160P/XAVC
2048 × 1080P/XAVC 1920 × 1080P.
• The recording format is set to MPEG 1920 ×
1080P/MPEG 1920 × 1080i/MPEG 1280 ×
720P.
The selected Picture Cache mode is retained until
the setting is changed.
Notes
• If the system frequency is set to 29.97, 25, 24, or 23.98,
the "Cache Rec Time" setting is limited depending on
the recording format.
—For XAVC 4096 × 2160P, XAVC 3840 × 2160P:
Locked to "0-2sec."
—For XAVC 2048 × 1080P, XAVC 1920 × 1080P:
"8-10sec" and "13-15sec" cannot be selected.
• Picture cache recording is not possible in Slow &
Quick Motion mode. The camcorder exits Slow &
Quick Motion mode whenever you select Picture
Cache mode. The camcorder exits Picture Cache mode
automatically whenever you select Slow & Quick
Motion mode.
• The data stored in picture cache memory is cleared
when you change system settings, such as the
recording format. Picture data from before the change
is not recorded even if you start recording immediately
after the change. The camcorder exits Picture Cache
mode automatically.
• The simultaneously recording function is not available
in Picture Cache mode.
• It is not possible to change the picture cache setting
during recording.
• It is not possible to change the setting of the viewfinder
double speed drive function during recording.
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