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POV.HD User Manual
Tips and Guidelines
Tips and guidelines for getting the most out of your POV.HD
Over time you will learn from experience exactly how you want to configure the POV.HD settings
for the conditions you shoot in. This section will help get you started and answer some basic
questions about how to use the settings.
Choosing the right video format
The POV.HD supports several different recording formats which are designated by industry
standard labels such as 1080p30. In this example, '1080' designates 1080 horizontal scan lines in
the frame, 'p' designates progressive scanning which means all lines in the frame are captured in
each frame, and '30' designates 30 frames per second.
(You may have noticed elsewhere formats such as 1080i. In such a case, 'i' designates interlaced
scanning in which the odd numbered scan lines are captured in in one frame and the even
numbered lines in the next. This method uses less bandwidth and less file space, but in some
circumstances such as filming rapid motion the perceived picture may not be as sharp as with
progressive scanning. Also the frame rate is commonly left off the label for consumer video
equipment because consumer TV sets automatically adjust to the frame rate of the incoming
signal.)
Format Resolutions
In this illustration, the shape of each example shows the shape (aspect ratio) in which each format
is displayed. The area of each example is proportional to the resolution. The actual physical size of
any format is determined by the device on which it is displayed.
1080p
width = 1920 pixels
height = 1080 pixels
~ 2 megapixels/frame
720p
width = 1280 pixels
height = 720 pixels
~ 0.9 megapixels/frame
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