Variable Frame Rate (VFR) Recording

In 720P mode, this camera is capable of frame skipping (undercranking) and high-speed (overcranking) recording. The camera operator can select between native (PN) recording mode and standard (OVER) recording.

Native VFR Recording

 

 

 

1

In the SYSTEM SETUP screen, set the menu

 

 

option SYSTEM MODE to 720-59.94P (720-

 

 

50P) and the menu option REC FORMAT to

 

 

AVC-I 100/24PN, 30PN (25PN).

 

 

 

2

In the SCENE FILE screen, set the menu

 

 

option VFR to ON and the menu option FRAME

 

 

RATE to suit shooting purposes.

 

 

• The frame rate can be set to a value beteween

 

 

12 frames (12P) to 60 frames (60P) when system

 

 

mode is set to 720-59.94P. and to a value

 

 

beteween 12 frames (12P) to 50 frames (50P)

 

 

when system mode is set to 720-50P.

 

 

• The frame rate can be set to a value between

 

 

12 frames (12P) and 50 frames (50P) when the

 

 

system mode is set to 720-50P.

 

 

 

3

Press the REC button.

 

 

This starts recording in the VFR mode (native VFR).

This mode can be combined with the AVC-I 100, AVC-I 50, 30PN, and 24PN (25PN) recording formats.

For details, refer to [List of Recording, Playback and Output Formats] (page 45).

For details, refer to [SYSTEM SETUP Screen] (page 111).

NOTE

Note the following about native VFR recording.

-Interval recording is not available.

-Sound cannot be recorded. *1

-The time code is locked to Rec Run. *1

-Thumbnail screens are created 1 frame later than video recorded on a P2 card, but this is not a malfunction.

*1 In 24PN and 30PN (25PN) recording modes, when the frame rate is 24 and 30 (25) frames per second, respectively, audio can also be recorded. The time code can be set to Free Run (F-RUN).

Standard VFR Recording(pulldown recording)

 

 

1

In the SYSTEM SETUP screen, set the menu

 

option SYSTEM MODE to 720-59.94P (720-

 

50P) and the menu option REC FORMAT to

 

AVC-I 100/60P (50P).

 

 

2

In the SCENE FILE screen, set the menu

 

option VFR to ON and the menu option FRAME

 

RATE to suit shooting purposes.

 

• The frame rate can be set to a value beteween

 

12 frames (12P) to 60 frames (60P) when system

 

mode is set to 720-59.94P.

 

• The frame rate can be set to a value between

 

12 frames (12P) and 50 frames (50P) when the

 

system mode is set to 720-50P.

 

 

3

Press the REC button.

 

This starts recording in the VFR mode (OVER 60P

 

(50P)).

This mode can be combined with the AVC-I 100/60P (50P) and AVC-I 50/60P (50P) recording formats.

For details, refer to [List of Recording, Playback and Output Formats] (page 45).

For details, refer to [SYSTEM SETUP screen] (page 111).

NOTE

•Audio playback is disabled when a frame rate converter is used to extract active frames for over and under-cranking.

•Note the following about standard VFR recording.

-Interval recording is not available.

-Sound is recorded.

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