Shooting in 1080i/480i progressive mode

Selecting 1080i/30P, 1080i/24P, 1080i/24PA, 480i/30P, 480i/24P or 480i/24PA in the REC FORMAT option (Page 104) of the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen enables shooting in progressive mode.

30P mode:

Shoot 30 frames a second in the progressive mode.

For output and recording, the 30-frame- persecond signal is converted to 60-field-per- second interlace.

This mode gives you high quality images.

30P A B C D E F G H I J

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24P mode:

Shoot 24 frames a second in the progressive mode.

For output and recording, the 24-frame- persecond signal is converted to 60-field-per- second interlace using the widely used “2:3” ratio. This gives you images similar to a movie shot with film.

24P A B C D E F G H

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24P advanced mode:

Shoot 24 frames a second in the progressive mode.

For output and recording, the 24-frame- persecond signal is converted to 60-field-per- second interlace using “advanced” conversion.

24PA A B C D E F G H

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With the “2:3” method, frames [BoCe], [CoDe], [FoGe], and [GoHe] shown in the illustration would be extended over different frames which can cause a drop in picture quality.

With the 24P advanced method, however, frames [BoCe] and [FoGe] are cut out, leading to a reduction in image quality loss.

If you also use a system compatible with the advanced method, editing will also yield better quality images than those shot in the normal 24P mode.

•If you are not going to do your editing on such a system, use the normal 24P method for shooting.

Note the following when shooting in progressive mode.

•You cannot have a gain of 18dB.

•Set the shutter speed to 1/50 (OFF) or 1/60 for best results.

•There may be a slight delay to the start of recording when you use the 24P or 24P advanced modes because 5 frames are recorded at a time.

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