Compatibility of DVCAM and DV Format

Compatibility on playback

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

Tape

On DV video equipment

On DVCAM video equipment

 

(Consumer VCR)

(This unit)

 

 

 

DV-formatted

Can be played back

Can be played back only when

 

(A tape recorded in the

recorded in SP mode.

 

LP mode cannot be

A tape recorded in LP mode can

 

played by some

be played by some equipment.

 

equipment.)

(This unit can play back a DV-

 

 

formatted tape only in the SP

 

 

mode.)

 

 

 

DVCAM-formatted

Some DV video

Can be played back.

 

equipment may be able

 

 

to play back a DVCAM-

 

 

formatted tape.

 

 

 

 

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 format

Recorder format2)

Recorded 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 DVCAM/DV switch setting.

3)When you copy a DV-formatted tape using DVCAM video equipment, 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.

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