Chapter 3 Recording and Playback — Variable frame rate (VFR) recording function (extra-cost option)

rr Standard settings for film production

 

Setting

 

 

 

Recording frame rate
[SYSTEM MODE]

 

Other item settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[AVC‑I100/24PN]

 

[720‑59.94P]

[REC FORMAT]

 

 

[AVC‑I50/24PN]

 

 

 

 

[DVCPROHD/24PN]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[VFR]

 

 

[OFF]

 

 

 

 

 

[AVC‑I100/24PN]

24 frames

 

[REC FORMAT]

 

 

[AVC‑I50/24PN]

[1080‑59.94i]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DVCPROHD/60i]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[CAMERA MODE]*1

 

 

[24P]

 

[1080‑23.98PsF]*2

[REC FORMAT]

 

 

[AVC‑I100/24PN]

 

 

 

[AVC‑I50/24PN]

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1 Only when the [REC FORMAT] item on the setting menu [SYSTEM SETUP] screen is set to [DVCPROHD/60i] *2 Can be selected by installing the production pack (extra-cost option).

Normal speed shooting for commercials/drama production

With productions intended for screening on TV screen such as HDTV/SDTV broadcasts, a 30 fps (30 frames/second) or 25 fps (25 frames/second) frame rate is regularly used (i.e. 1x speed). The same playback as a broadcasting station can be achieved by setting as follows. Commercials and music videos can be recorded as film like video and, moreover, at number of frames/second ideal for TV broadcasts.

rr Standard settings for CM/drama production

 

Setting

 

 

 

Recording frame rate

[SYSTEM MODE]

 

Other item settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[AVC‑I100/30PN]

 

[720‑59.94P]

[REC FORMAT]

 

 

[AVC‑I50/30PN]

 

 

 

 

[DVCPROHD/30PN]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[VFR]

 

 

[OFF]

30 frames

 

 

 

 

[AVC‑I100/30PN]

 

 

 

 

 

[1080‑59.94i]

[REC FORMAT]

 

 

[AVC‑I50/30PN]

 

 

 

 

[DVCPROHD/60i]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[CAMERA MODE]*

 

 

[30P]

 

 

 

 

 

[AVC‑I100/25PN]

 

[720‑50P]

[REC FORMAT]

 

 

[AVC‑I50/25PN]

 

 

 

 

[DVCPROHD/25PN]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[VFR]

 

 

[OFF]

25 frames

 

 

 

 

[AVC‑I100/25PN]

 

 

 

 

 

[1080‑50i]

[REC FORMAT]

 

 

[AVC‑I50/25PN]

 

 

 

 

[DVCPROHD/50i]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[CAMERA MODE]*

 

 

[25P]

 

* Only when the [REC FORMAT] item on the setting menu [SYSTEM SETUP] screen is set to [DVCPROHD/60i] or [DVCPROHD/50i]

Undercrank shooting

This is a quick motion effect that can be applied to scenes showing the flow of clouds, people standing in the middle of crowds, and kung fu, etc. For example, when shooting in recording format 24P for specifying the playback frame, a 2x speed quick motion effect can be obtained by setting the variable frame rate to 12 fps.

rr Standard settings for undercrank shooting

 

 

Setting

 

Recording frame rate

[SYSTEM MODE]

[REC FORMAT]

 

[VFR]

[FRAME RATE]

 

 

 

[AVC‑I100/24PN]

 

 

 

 

[720‑59.94P]

[AVC‑I50/24PN]

 

 

 

 

 

[DVCPROHD/24PN]

 

[ON]

Set to [22FRAME] or less.

1 to 22 frames

[1080‑59.94i]

[AVC‑I100/24PN]

 

 

 

 

[AVC‑I50/24PN]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[AVC‑I100/25PN]

 

 

 

 

[720‑50P]

[AVC‑I50/25PN]

 

 

 

 

 

[DVCPROHD/25PN]

 

[ON]

Set to [24FRAME] or less.

1 to 24 frames

[1080‑50i]

[AVC‑I100/25PN]

 

 

 

 

[AVC‑I50/25PN]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ffEven if recording is not performed in the Native recording mode, Quick motion effects can be obtained by processing recorded video on a nonlinear editing system.

ff[VFR] cannot be set if [SYSTEM MODE] is set to [1080‑23.98PsF].

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