Compatibility of playback tape formats

Appendixes

 

 

 

System frequency

 

Playback tape format

50i,

59.94i,

23.98PsF

24PsF

 

 

 

 

25PsF

29.97PsF

 

 

HDCAM

23.98PsF

f

v

Yes

f

 

 

 

 

 

24PsF

f

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25PsF

Yes

v

f

f

 

 

 

50i

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29.97PsF

v

Yes

v

v

 

 

 

59.94i

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30PsF

v

f

v

v

 

 

 

60i

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Betacam

50i (PAL)

Yes

No

 

 

SX

 

 

 

 

 

59.94i

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

(NTSC)

No (A cassette is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Betacam/

50i (PAL)

Yes a)

No

ejected.)

SP

 

 

 

 

 

59.94i

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

(NTSC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes: Both video and audio playback is possible.

f: Both video and audio off-speed playback is possible.

v: Video only off-speed playback is possible. Audio is muted.

No: Neither video nor audio playback is possible.

a)Playback on PAL models is simple playback quality.

Note

If the playback tape format and system frequency are different, the channel indicator below the audio level meter flashes.

Playback tape format conversion outputs (Up-convert, down-convert)

 

 

 

System frequency

Playback tape format

50i,

59.94i,

23.98PsF

24PsF

 

 

 

 

25PsF

29.97PsF

 

 

HDCAM

23.98PsF

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24PsF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25PsF

Yes a)

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50i

Not down-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29.97PsFN

 

 

 

 

 

converted

 

o

No

Yes b)

 

 

 

59.94i

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30PsF

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60i

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Betacam

50i (PAL)

Yes c)

No

 

 

SX

 

 

 

--

 

59.94i

No

Yes d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(NTSC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Betacam/

50i (PAL)

Yes c)

No

 

 

SP

 

 

 

--

 

59.94i

No

Yes d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(NTSC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a)For 1080/25PsF or 50i, output is down-converted to 576/50i.

b)For 1080/29.97PsF or 59.94i, output is down-converted to 480/59.94i.

c)For 576/50i, output is up-converted to 1080/50i.

d)For 480/59.94i, output is up-converted to 1080/59.94i.

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