3Setting the Time Code

Regardless of the [Movie rec count] setting, the time code will always be recorded to the movie file.

Movie Playback Count

You can select what to display on the movie playback screen.

[Rec time] : Displays the recording time and playback time during movie playback.

[Time code] : Displays the time code during movie playback.

With [Time code] set:

During movie shooting

During movie playback

If you change the setting for either [Movie play count] in [z5 (movie): Time code] or for [x3: Movie play count], the other setting will also change automatically.

“Frames” are not displayed during movie shooting and movie playback.

Drop Frame

If the frame rate setting is 6(29.97fps) or 8(59.94fps), the time code’s frame count causes a discrepancy between the actual time and time code. This discrepancy can be corrected automatically. This correction function is called drop frame.

[Enable]

: The discrepancy is corrected automatically by skipping

 

time code numbers.

[Disable]

: The discrepancy is not corrected.

When the frame rate is set to 4(23.976fps), the drop frame function does not take effect.

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