SCENE FILE screen (continued)

 

 

 

Item

Display

Description of settings

 

 

 

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SKIN TONE DTL

(Camera)

Sets the skin tone details. Select ON to reduce the skin tone details and soften

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

the skin tone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON OFF

V DETAIL FREQ

(Camera)

Sets the vertical detail for shooting in 480i progressive mode.

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

THIN: Makes the detail thin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MID: Makes the detail slightly thicker.

 

 

 

 

 

 

THICK: Makes the detail thicker.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When images were shot in the progressive mode in which the vertical detail is

 

 

 

 

 

 

set as “THIN” or “MID” and are played on a monitoring television (60i interlace),

 

 

 

 

 

 

you will see flickers caused on horizontal lines and almost horizontal oblique

 

 

 

 

 

 

lines. When playing back images in the progressive mode or when editing

 

 

 

 

 

 

images or performing other postprocessing, images with a higher resolution will

 

 

 

 

 

 

be obtained with the THIN or MID setting than with the THICK setting.

NAME EDIT

(Camera)

Edits the name of the selected scene file you have selected with the scene file

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

dial.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAVE/INIT

(Camera)

SAVE:

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

Saves the changed scene file settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The settings will not be saved if you exit the menu mode, switch to the MCR/

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR mode or turn the camera off without selecting SAVE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

INITIAL:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The settings of the scene file selected with the scene file dial are returned to

 

 

 

 

 

 

the factory settings.

CAMERA SETUP screen

 

 

Item

Display

Description of settings

 

 

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASPECT CONV

(Camera)

Selects the aspect ratio of the image you record in 480i format. This item cannot

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

be selected when the 1080i or 720P recording format is used. (Page 44)

 

 

 

 

 

NORMAL

 

 

 

 

 

LETTER BOX

 

 

 

 

 

SQUEEZE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETUP (P2)

(Camera)

Switch the setup level of video signals in 480i format using a P2 card.

P2

 

 

 

 

0%:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setup is switched to 0% for both the camera output and the recording.

 

 

 

 

 

7.5%A:

 

 

 

 

 

Setup is switched to 7.5% for the camera output and 0% for the recording.

SETUP (TAPE)

(Camera)

Switch the setup level of video signals in 480i format using a tape.

TAPE

 

 

 

 

0%:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setup is switched to 0% for both the camera output and the recording.

 

 

 

 

 

7.5%:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setup is switched to 7.5% for both the camera output and the recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicates the factory setting.

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AG-HVX200AP specifications

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