Variable Frame Rate-Recording

To record active frames from the output of a variable framerate camera, set setup menu No. 040 VFR REC to ON. This enables instant viewing of slow-motion and fast-motion speed effects during shooting.

◆NOTE:

•Audio and external time codes cannot be recorded in this mode.

•In this mode, the remaining P2 card capacity at 60p (50p), the slowest slow-speed effect, is indicated.

•When 59-23 or 60-24 is set in setup menu No. 25 SYSTEM FREQ, movement in HD SDI video output may look unnatural when the input frame rate is something other than 24p.

Recording HD SDI signals output by an HD camera as 1080/23.98p (requires optional accessories)

The unit is capable of AVC-Intra 1080/23.98p native recording

of HD SDI (1080/23.98p over 59.94i) output from an HD camera.

Recording HD SDI signals from camera output

1 Connect the HD SDI (1080/23.98p over 59.94i) output from an HD camera recorder to the SDI IN connector and press the INPUT SELECT button to select SDI.

2 Make the following setup menu settings.

Item

 

Setting

 

 

 

No.25

SYSTEM FREQ

59-23

 

 

 

No.020

SYS FORMAT

1080p

 

 

 

3 Hold down the REC button and the STILL/PAUSE button simultaneously to set the unit to REC PAUSE mode.

4 To start recording, press the STILL/PAUSE button while viewing the video output from the camera HD SDI output.

◆NOTE:

HD SDI (1080/23.98p over 59.94i) output

SDI IN connector

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•Setup menu No. 155 AUTO REC to TYPE2 and set the CONTROL switch to REMOTE. The unit will then automatically start and stop recording as the REC and STOP buttons are pressed on the camera.

•SDI is output in the 1080/23.98 PsF video format. Analog video and IEEE1394 are not output.

•The TIME CODE OUT connector does not output a time code and no time code can be input to the TIME CODE IN connector.

•The SDI output is delayed relative to LCD monitor and monitor video output. Analog audio, speaker and headphone output is synchronized to the LCD monitor and monitor video output. To synchronize these outputs to SDI output, set setup menu No. 778 AUD OUT DLY to ON.

•Set camera TCG to FREE RUN. A TC/UB of an SDI input that cannot be properly read cannot be normally recorded.

40 Introduction: Recording From a Variable Frame-Rate Camera