Sony PMW-EX3 Setting the User Bits, Displaying the Time Data, Setting eight digits as desired

Recording

Video	Frame	TC Format
formats	setting
HQ1080/60i	00 to 29	DF/NDF switchable
SP 1080/60i		(Fixed to DF in Clock
HQ1080/30P		mode)
HQ 1080/50i	00 to 24	Fixed to NDF
SP 1080/50i
HQ 1080/25P
HQ 1080/24P	00 to 23 1)	Fixed to NDF 2)
HQ 720/24P
SP 1080/24P	00 to 29 3)	DF/NDF switchable
		(Fixed to DF in Clock
		mode)
HQ 720/60P	00 to 29	DF/NDF switchable
	(double count)	(Fixed to DF in Clock
		mode)
HQ 720/50P	00 to 24	Fixed to NDF
	(double count)
HQ 720/30P	00 to 29	DF/NDF switchable
		(Fixed to DF in Clock
		mode)
HQ 720/25P	00 to 24	Fixed to NDF

1)The frame digits in “Setting” are limited to 00, 04, 08, 12, 16, and 20.

The frame at the beginning of recording is limited to 00, 04, 08, 12, 16, and 20.

As the SDI OUT connector output becomes 60i because of the 2-3 pull-down process except when “24P System” of “Genlock” (page 129) is set to “24PsF” for 1080/24P in Camera mode, the frame digits of the timecode added to the SDI OUT connector output are changed to values in the range of 00 to 29.

2)Even in Clock mode, the timecode is gradually shifted, because it is counted by NDF.

As any output becomes 2-3 pulled-down video except those from the SDI OUT and COMPONENT OUT connectors with “24P System” of “Genlock” (page 129) set to “24PsF” for 1080/24P in Camera mode, there may be a field that has dual timecodes on the display.

3)With DF, the frame digits can be set as desired in the range of 00 to 29.

With NDF, the frame at the beginning of recording is limited to 00, 05, 10, 15, 20, and 25.

Setting the User Bits

You can add a hexadecimal number of 8 digits for pictures as the user bits.

The user bits can also be set to the current date. Use “Users Bit” of the TC/UB SET menu.

TC/UB SET
Timecode B
Users B i t B	Mode : Fix
TC Format : DF	Set t i ng : 20 07 12 08

00:00

Setting eight digits as desired

1 Set “Mode” of “Users Bit” to “Fix.”

2 Specify the values on the Setting line and select “SET.”

You can set hexadecimal digits A to F with the corresponding alphabetics.

Recording the current date as the user bits

Set “Mode” of “Users Bit” to “Date.”

The current date is displayed on the Setting line.

Displaying the Time Data

In Camera mode, pressing the DISPLAY/BATT INFO button displays the time data on the screen.

REC	TCG 00:00:00:00
	HQ 1080/24P

The indication is switched among the timecode, user bits, and recording duration each time you press the TC/U-BIT/DURATION button.

Display	Contents
TCG **:**:**:**	Tmecode
CLK **:**:**:**	Timecode (Clock mode)
UBG ** ** ** **	User bits
DUR **:**:**	Duration from the beginning of
	recording

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Setting the Time Data