Sony PDW-680 - Chapter 3: Adjustments and Settings for Shooting; Setting the Recording Format

Setting the Recording Format
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Chapter 3 Adjustments and Settings for Shooting
The recording formats supported by this
camcorder are as follows.
Video
a) 59.94i: When the area of use is set to NTSC(J)AREA/
NTSC AREA.
50i: When the area of use is set to PAL AREA.
Audio
a) When the video recording format is set to MPEG
HD422 50.
b) When the video recording format is set to MPEG IMX
50/40/30.
c) When the video recording format is set to MPEG
HD420 HQ/SP or DVCAM.
Notes
• It is not possible to combine material recorded at
different system frequencies on a single disc (see page
53).
• This unit can record up to four channels of audio. If
you select a format with eight channels of audio,
silence is recorded in channels 5 to 8.
The system frequency is set automatically
according to the area of use setting (page 38).
NTSC(J) AREA, NTSC AREA: 59.9i
PAL AREA: 50i
The system frequency and the area of use setting
can be checked on the FORMAT page of the
OPERATION menu.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu
operations” on page 189.
Change the COUNTRY setting when changing
the system frequency.
1 Display the FORMAT page of the
OPERATION menu.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic
menu operations” on page 189.
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 y
IMX 40 y IMX 30 y DVCAM.
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.
Chapter3 Adjustments and Settings for Shooting
Setting the Recording
Format
Recording format Resolution System
frequency
a)
MPEG HD422 50
(Bit rate: 50 Mbps)
1080 59.94i/50i
MPEG HD420 HQ/
SP
(Bit rate: 35/25
Mbps)
1080 59.94i/50i
MPEG IMX 50/40/
30
(Bit rate: 50/40/30
Mbps)
525 59.94i
625 50i
DVCAM
(Bit rate: 25 Mbps)
525 59.94i
625 50i
Recording format Number of channels
24bit/48kHz
8 channels
a)
4 channels
b)
16bit/48kHz
8 channels
b)
4 channels
c)
Setting the system frequency
Setting the video recording format
SYSTEM FREQUENCY: 59.9i
REC FORMAT : HD422 50
COUNTRY : NTSC(J)AREA
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