RECORDING SETUP screen

 

 

Item

Display

 

Description of settings

 

 

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC FORMAT (P2)

(Camera)

Selects the recording format for P2 card.

P2

 

 

 

 

1080i/60i, 1080i/30P, 1080i/24P, 1080i/24PA, 720P/60P, 720P/30P, 720P/24P,

 

 

 

 

 

720P/30PN, 720P/24PN, 480i/60i, 480i/30P, 480i/24P, 480i/24PA

REC FORMAT

(Camera)

Selects the recording format for cassette tape.

(TAPE)

 

480i/60i, 480i/30P, 480i/24P, 480i/24PA

TAPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

480i REC MODE

(Camera)

Select the recording mode for a 480i recording format.

P2

 

 

 

 

DVCPRO50, DVCPRO, DV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC FUNCTION

(Camera)

Selects the special recording mode. (Pages 48 - 50)

P2

 

 

 

 

NORMAL, INTERVAL, ONE SHOT, LOOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONE-SHOT TIME

(Camera)

Selects the one-shot recording time. (Page 50)

P2

 

 

 

 

1F, 2F, 4F, 8F, 16F, 1s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERVAL TIME

(Camera)

Selects the interval time for interval recording. (Page 49)

P2

 

 

 

 

2F, 4F, 8F, 16F, 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 30s, 1m, 5m, 10m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREREC MODE

(Camera)

Sets PRE RECORDING to ON or OFF. (Page 48)

P2

 

 

 

 

ON OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC SPEED

(Camera)

Selects the recording time mode.

TAPE

 

 

 

(VCR)

SP: SP (standard) mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DUB)

LP: LP (long play) mode

AUDIO REC

(Camera)

Selects the audio recording mode for conversion to PCM audio.

TAPE

 

 

 

(VCR)

32K(12bit): 12bit/32kHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48K(16bit): 16bit/48kHz

MIC ALC

(Camera)

Sets mic level auto control to ON or OFF. (Page 54)

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

ON OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set to ON to reduce distortion at high input levels.

 

 

 

 

 

This setting does not change the audio signal recording level. Use the AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

control knob to adjust the audio signal recording level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIC GAIN 1

(Camera)

Sets the input level of the external microphone connected to the INPUT 1

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

terminal. (Page 53)

 

 

 

 

 

-50dB

-60dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIC GAIN 2

(Camera)

Sets the input level of the external microphone connected to the INPUT 2

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

terminal. (Page 53)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-50dB

-60dB

25M REC CH SEL

(Camera)

Selects the recording audio channel for DVCPRO25 and DV formats. (Page 53)

P2

 

 

 

 

2CH, 4CH

 

 

 

 

 

<Notes>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Even when 4CH is selected as this item’s setting, the signals will be

 

 

 

 

 

input to two channels (always CH1 and CH2) when there are two 1394

 

 

 

 

 

input channels.

 

 

 

 

 

• Similarly, even when 4CH is selected, the 1394 output signals will be

 

 

 

 

 

delivered to two channels (always CH1 and CH2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicates the factory setting.

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Panasonic AG-HVX200AP 107, Recording Setup screen, Input channels, Delivered to two channels always CH1 and CH2

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