Nonlinear Editing (Fat Only); Recording External Input Signals - Sony PMW-160 Operating Instructions Manual

Nonlinear Editing (FAT only)

When the camcorder is displaying thumbnails or
in playback mode, you can transfer an HDV
stream to a nonlinear editing system connected
via the i.LINK (HDV/DV) connector.
Notes
• The i.LINK (HDV/DV) connector of this camcorder is
a 4-pin connector. Check the number of pins of the
i.LINK connector on your computer and use an
appropriate i.LINK cable.
• In searching pictures of this camcorder on the
computer, it may take some time until the display is
reflected on the computer.
• If the playback clip is short or the playback starting
point is near the end of the clip, the i.LINK signal may
be interrupted between the clip and the next clip. When
you try to capture such a signal using the nonlinear
editing system, a malfunction may occur, depending
on the nonlinear editing software in use.
• If you specify a search speed other than 4, 15, or 24
times normal with the nonlinear editing system, no
i.LINK signal is fed out. In such a case, the picture on
the LCD monitor may stay frozen.
• High-speed playback picture may not be displayed on
the computer screen, depending on the nonlinear
editing software in use.
Setting on this camcorder
Set "SDI/HDMI/i.LINK I/O Select" (page 81) in
the VIDEO SET menu to "HDV" or "DVCAM."

Recording External Input Signals

The input from a device connected via the i.LINK
(HDV/DV) connector can be recorded on an SxS
memory card in this camcorder. The timecodes
superimposed on the i.LINK input are recorded
regardless of the settings of the camcorder.
1
Set the external signal to a format that
can be recorded on the camcorder.
Depending on the video format (page 90) setting
of this unit, recordable input signals are as
follows:
• FAT HD Mode
SP 1440×1080/59.94i or SP 1440×1080/
23.98P: HDV stream signal of 1440×1080/
59.94i
SP 1440×1080/50i: HDV stream signal of
1440×1080/50i
• FAT SD Mode
DVCAM59.94i, 29.97P SQ/EC: DVCAM
stream signal of 720×480/59.94i
100 Connecting via i.LINK
DVCAM50i, 25P SQ/EC: DVCAM stream
signal of 720×576/50i
• UDF SD Mode
DVCAM59.94i, 29.97P SQ/EC: DVCAM
stream signal of 720×480/59.94i
DVCAM50i, 25P SQ/EC: DVCAM stream
signal of 720×576/50i
Other video formats and combination of input
signals cannot be recorded.
2
Set "SDI/HDMI/i.LINK I/O Select"
(page 81) in the VIDEO SET menu to
"HDV."
3
Set "Input Source Select" (page 81) in
the VIDEO SET menu to "i.LINK."
The input image is displayed on the LCD
monitor/EVF screen and the monitor connected
via the VIDEO OUT connector.
The audio signal is output from the built-in
speaker, headphones connected to the
headphone connector, and the speaker of the
monitor connected to the AUDIO OUT
connector.
4
Press the REC START/STOP button
(page 13) or the REC START button
(page 14).
Recording begins.
Notes
• An error is generated in the following cases. In such a
case, cancel Recording mode by pressing the REC
START/STOP button.
—The video format of input signal does not match
that specified on the camcorder.
—A copy-protected stream is being fed in.
• If the input to the camcorder becomes no signal during
recording, the tally lamps and the i.LINK zREC status
indication on the LCD monitor/EVF screen flash,
indicating that no signal is being recorded on the SxS
memory card.
When an input signal is resumed, recording is
restarted, incrementing the clip number on the memory
card.