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FORMATTING THE CARD
To format the card in the camera, press the MENU button, then, using the op- eration lever, scroll down and select CARD FUNCTIONS (screen 2 of 3). In the submenu, select CARD FORMAT, then select YES. Select YES again. It will take a moment or two, but then the card will be formatted and ready to go! NOTE: Formatting does delete everything previously recorded on the card.
BY THE LETTER (AND NUMBER!)
Let’s say I’m re- cording in the PH 1080/60i format—
PH is the highest record quality I can select.
HA is high,
HG is standard, and HE is lowest.
1080 is the height of my image mea- sured in pixels. The largest HD screen is 1080 pixels high. At 1920 pixels wide, the image I see on screen displays 2,073,600 pixels! 720 is the smallest HD screen’s height (720 x 1280). The more pixels, the sharper the image!
60 is the number of frames recorded per second (fps). Other choices include:
30fps
24fps
i is “interlaced”
P“Progressive” scanning uses every single line from one frame of video.
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CHOOSING A RECORD FORMAT
There are four high definition (HD) record for-
Note: Though you are shooting in HD, NWCT does not cablecast in HD. While you can edit in HD and have HD movie files, you will most likely need an external hard drive to provide adequate space. Any of the formats are acceptable for cablecast.
To choose the best record format for your situation, press the MENU button, then select RECORDING SETUP. Make your selection under REC FORMAT.
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| PH (Highest) | 1080/60i | TV programming |
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| 1080/30P | TV programming |
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| 1080/24P | Film |
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| 720/60P | Slow motion (editing required) |
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| 720/24P | Film |
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| HA (High) | 1080/60i | TV programming |
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| HG (Standard) | 1080/60i | TV programming |
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| HE (Lowest) | 1080/60i | TV programming |
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