Sony DSR-45/45P Compatibility of DVCAM and DV Format

Compatibility of DVCAM and DV Format

•If you use a DVCAM cassette to record images in the DV format (SP mode), the recording time will be extended to 1.5 times the time indicated on the DVCAM cassette.

Compatibility on playback

Some tapes cannot be played on DVCAM or DV video equipment.

	Tape	On DV video	On DVCAM video
Appendix	DV-	equipment	equipment
		Can be played back.	Can be played back
		(Consumer VCR)	(This unit)
	formatted	(A tape recorded in the	only when recorded in
		LP mode cannot be	SP mode.
		played by some	A tape recorded in LP
		equipment.)	mode can be played
			by some equipment.
			(This unit can play
			back a DV-formatted
			tape only in the SP
			mode.)
	DVCAM-	Some DV video	Can be played back.
	formatted	equipment may be able
		to play back a DVCAM-
		formatted tape.

3)When you copy a DV-formatted tape using this unit with the DVCAM setting as a recorder, the recorded format of the copied tape is the following DVCAM format.

•The audio recording mode of the copied tape is unlock mode.

•The time code of the copied tape is partly inaccurate.

4)If you use a DVCAM-formatted tape as described in 3) above, the audio recording mode of the recorded tape is unlock mode and the time code is partly inaccurate.

5)Some DV video equipment may be able to play back a DVCAM-formatted tape. Even if the tape is played back, the contents of the playback cannot be guaranteed.

6)The audio recording mode of the edited tape is lock mode.

7)Depending on signal conditions of the source tape, you may not be able to edit the tape using the DV connection.

Limitations on editing

You will find the following limitations when editing.

•Due to differences of track pitch, you cannot record or edit DV-formatted tapes using DVCAM video equipment.

•Depending on signal conditions, you may not be able to record or edit DVCAM-formatted tapes. In these cases, copy the tape again using analog audio/video jacks.

Compatibility on editing using a DV connection

When this unit is connected to other DVCAM or DV video equipment using DV connectors, the recording format of an edited tape is defined according to the recorder format as described below.

Source tape	Player	Recorder	Recorded
	format	format2)	format
DV-formatted1)	DVCAM	DVCAM	DVCAM3)
		DV	DV
DV-formatted	DV	DVCAM	DVCAM3)
		DV	DV
DVCAM-	DVCAM	DVCAM	DVCAM
formatted4)		DV	DV6)
DVCAM-	DV5)	DVCAM	DVCAM7)
formatted4)		DV	DV6)

1)On this unit, only DV-formatted tapes recorded in SP mode can be used as source tapes.

2)This unit will be restricted according to the setting of REC MODE on the VTR SET menu.

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