Video And Recording Formats; Multiple Hd/Sd Formats; Selecting Recording Signals In Camera Mode - Panasonic AG-HPX500P Operating Instructions Manual

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Chapter

Video and recording formats

Multiple HD/SD formats

This unit supports recordings in 20 HD and SD video
formats. 1080i/720p HD recording uses the DVCPRO
HD codec, while SD recording is performed in
DVCPRO50/DVCPRO DV multi-codec.
■Video formats and codecs supported by this
camera
Video format *
1
1080/60i
1080/30P (over 60i)
1080/24P (over 60i)
1080/24PA (over 60i)
HD
720/60P
59.94 Hz
720/30P(over 60i)
720/24P (over 60i)
720/30PN (Native)*
720/24PN (Native)*
1080/50i
1080/25P (over 50i)
HD
720/50P
50 Hz
720/25P (over 50i)
720/25PN (Native)*
480/60i
SD 480/30P (over 60i)
59.94 Hz 480/24P (over 60i)
480/24PA (over 60i)
SD 576/50i
576/25P (over50i)
50 Hz
* 24P and 30P indicate recording at 23.98P and
1
29.97P, respectively, while 60P and 60i indicate
recording at 59.94P and 59.94i, respectively.
* 2 Native mode is a mode that records only effective
frames.
* 3 The listed recording times are for four 16 GB P2
cards. Using only one 16 GB card will reduce the
recording time to 1/4. In addition to the video format
and codec, function setup and the number of cuts
will affect the recording time.
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Video and recording formats
Adjustments and
Settings for Recording
Recording Recording
time * codec
3
64 minutes
DVCPRO HD
160 minutes
2
2 128 minutes
64 minutes
128 minutes
2
128 minutes (DVCPRO 50)
256 minutes (DVCPRO DV)
Selecting recording signals
in CAMERA MODE
CAMERA MODE allows you to record video shot with
the camera.
Use the setting menus listed below to select recording
signals.
Setting menu
Set system frequency
(59.94 Hz, 50 Hz). When this
SYSTEM FREQ setting is changed, wait for
(OTHER FUNCTIONS the "TURN POWER OFF"
screen) message to appear to turn
the power off and then turn it
back on again.
●Select formats and frame
●Select combinations of
REC FORMAT
(RECORDING SETUP
screen)
●720P/30PN, 24PN and
Setting FILM CAM in the
setting menu OPERATION
TYPE (SCENE FILE screen)
FRAME RATE makes it possible to select
(SCENE FILE screen) the 720P mode capture
frame rate. For details, see
[Variable Frame Rate (VFR)
Recording].
In SD mode (480i, 576i)
480i (576i) REC MODE
you can select DVCPRO50,
(RECORDING SETUP
DVCPRO or DV recording
screen)
mode.
In SD mode (480i, 576i),
ASPECT CONV
select the aspect ratio for
(CAMERA SETUP screen)
video.
Setting
rates for recording and
capture.
recording formats (1080i,
720P, 480i/576i) and frame
rates (60P/50P, 60i/50i,
30P/25P, 24P, 24PA).
25PN are native recording
formats.