DMC 1000 Digital Media Camcorder User’s Guide (v1.15) 87
Chapter 7 - Recording setup
Chapter 7
Recording setup
7. 1 Main format settings
To select the recording video standard, source, compression and bit rate use the
SETUP/
FORMATS
menu on the side panel display.
• Tap
VIDEO STANDARD
to select the camera video standard.
• Tap
VIDEO SOURCE
to select the recording source.
– Select CAM to record the live signal from the camera.
– Select SDI or CVBS to record an external video signal from a digital or analog video
input.
• Tap either
VIDEO COMPR. SD
or
VIDEO COMPR. HD
(depending on the selected video
standard) to set the recording compression scheme and use the arrows in the pop-up
menu to select a video compression scheme.
• To set the recording media tap
MEDIA SELECTION
and select the media to record to.
• Tap
CHUNK SIZE
to select a chunk size to use for your recording.
• Tap
VF PLAYBACK
to set the way the recorded video is played back in the viewfinder.
• When recording in SD video standards tap
ASPECT RATIO
to set the desired aspect ratio
(16:9, 4:3 or Letterbox) for your recording.
Video standard
The selected video standard defines the resolution and the frame rate of the video signal that
is recorded onto the media. The table below shows the possible options:
Standard Format Resolution
1080i50 HD 1920 x 1080i50
720p50 HD 1280 x 720p50
720p59 HD 1280 x 720p59.94
1080i59 HD 1920 x 1080i59.94
480i59 SD 480i59.94
576i50 SD 576i50