Setting The Video Recording Format; Mixed Recording Of Clips In Different Formats On The Same Disc - Sony PDW-F800 Operation Manual

(SCAN MODE) to either 59.9 Hz or 23.9
Hz. Set SCAN MODE to either as required.
Note
When you set SCAN MODE to 23.9P, the video
output signals and video recording signals of this
unit are 59.9 Hz signals after 2-3 pulldown.

Setting the video recording format

1
Display the FORMAT page of the
OPERATION menu.
For details on menu operations, see "Basic
menu operations" on page 195.
2
Select REC FORMAT, and turn the
MENU knob to select the desired
recording format.
As you turn the MENU knob, the recording
format changes as follows: HD422 50 y
HD420 HQ y HD420 SP y IMX 50
1)
y IMX 40
1)
DVCAM .
1) When the optional CBKZ-MD01 SD Record and
Playback Software is installed.
To set the aspect ratio (when IMX 50, IMX 40,
IMX 30, or DVCAM is selected)
Select ASPECT RATIO(SD) on the FORMAT
page, and turn the MENU knob to select the
desired aspect ratio.
As you turn the MENU knob, the aspect ratio
changes as follows: 16:9 y 4:3.
024 FORMAT
SYSTEM LINE
SYSTEM FREQUENCY:
REC FORMAT
ASPECT RATIO(SD):
AU DATA LEN(IMX):
COUNTRY : NTSC(J)AREA
Note
The unit ignores this setting when it records video from
external devices (see page 105).
To set the audio recording format (when IMX 50,
IMX 40, or IMX 30 is selected)
Select AU DATA LEN(IMX) on the FORMAT
page or AUDIO-2 page of the MAINTENANCE
menu, and turn the MENU knob to select the
desired audio recording format.
As you turn the MENU knob, the audio recording
format changes as follows: 16bit y 24bit.
60 Setting the Recording Format
1)
y IMX 30 y
TOP
: 1080
59.9i
: IMX 50
16:9
16bit
Mixed recording of clips in
different formats on the same disc
As long as the frame frequency group is the same,
clips in different recording formats can be
recorded or written to the same disc.
In this manual, this is referred to as "mixed format
recording mode".
1) The recording format is regarded as different
whenever the system frequency, video resolution,
video codec/bit rate, or number of audio channels or
number of bits does not match.
Notes
• Regardless of frame frequency group matching,
it is not possible to mix clips with different
video resolutions (number of system lines) in
the same clip list.
• When the unit is in a mode that calls for
playback across clips that were recorded in
1)
different recording formats, video and audio
playback may stop at the point where the format
changes from one format into another, and then
start again.
Frame frequency groups
The system frequencies supported by this unit are
divided into frame frequency groups, as shown in
the following table.
Frame frequency group
59.94 Hz
50 Hz
23.98 Hz
You can record clips with different recording
formats, for example HD422 and HD420SP clips,
by putting this unit into mixed format recording
mode.
To enable mixed format recording mode
Set MIXED RECORDING on the CAM
CONFIG 1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu
to "ENABL".
If you want to disable mixing of clips with
different recording formats, leave this item set to
"DSABL". However, regardless of the mixed
format recording mode setting, it is always
1)
System frequency
59.94P
59.94i
29.97P
50P
50i
25P
23.98P