Placing The Camera-Recorder; In Synchro Scan Mode; Selecting Recording Signals And Recording System; Selecting The Recording Signals - Panasonic AJ-SPX900e Operating Instructions Manual

4-2-3 Placing the Camera-recorder in
SYNCHRO SCAN Mode
To place the camera-recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN mode, follow
the steps below.
1
Press the SHUTTER switch positioned at [ON] towards
[SEL], to place the camera-recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN
mode.
SYNCHRO SCAN ADJUSTMENT buttons (+/–)
SHUTTER switch
2
In SYNCHRO SCAN mode, the speed can be switched
seamlessly between 1/50.4 and 1/248.0 seconds, using the
SYNCHRO SCAN ADJUSTMENT buttons (+/–). (Speed
switchover is enabled in 50i mode.)
4-3 Selecting Recording Signals and
Recording System
The AJ-SPX900E is capable of utilising user-selected recording
signals and format.

4-3-1 Selecting the Recording Signals.

Signals to be recorded are selected through the menu options
REC SIGNAL and CAMERA MODE. These options are found in
the <SYSYTEM MODE> screen, which is accessible from the
SYSTEM SETTING page.
Setting options and usage
The option REC SIGNAL is used to select signals to be
recorded.
CAM: Signals from the camera are recorded.
VIDEO:Signals from the GENLOCK IN connector are
recorded.
1394: Signals from the DVCPRO/DV connector are
recorded. (when the IEEE1394 interface board is
attached).
The option CAMERA MODE is used to specify the operation
mode of the camera. (effective when the menu option REC
SIGNAL is set to "CAM").
50i: AJ-SPX900E camera unit operates in 50i mode.
25P: AJ-SPX900E camera unit operates in 25P mode.
To operate the camera in 25P mode, the vertical resolution mode
must be selected through the menu option V.RES (25P).
(effective when the menu option REC SIGNAL is set to "CAM").
INTRLCE: Line-mixed, natural video is recorded. This option
is used to handle material that uses a standard
interlaced signal.
PROG.: Non line-mixed, fully progressive, segmented-
frame video is recorded. This option is used when
HD conversion is performed, or when an editor
and/or display output progressive signals.
Note that in progressive (25P) mode signals recorded on P2
cards are also converted from progressive scan (25P) to
interlaced scan (50i).
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