Recording Formats and Input/Output Signals
Preparations 2 Chapter
Differences among HDV 1080i, DVCAM, and DV formats
The following table illustrates differences among the features of the HDV 1080i, DVCAM, and DV formats.
Item | HDV 1080i | DVCAM | DV |
Track width | 10 µm | 15 µm | 10 µm |
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Audio sampling | 16 bit: 48 kHz (2 channels) | 12 bit: 32 kHz (4 channels) | 12 bit: 32 kHz (4 channels) |
frequency (maximum |
| 16 bit: 48 kHz (2 channels) | 16 bit: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz (2 |
number of channels) |
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Audio recording mode 1) | Locked mode | Locked mode | Unlocked mode 3) |
Timecode | NTSC: SMPTE timecode (DF/NDF, | ||
| No user bit data 4) | with user bits) | No user bit data 4) |
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1) For audio signal recording, there are two modes: locked mode and | 2) | This unit does not support 16 bit: 32 kHz, 16 bit: 44.1 kHz recording. | |
unlocked mode. In the locked mode, the audio sampling clock signal and | 3) | This unit performs recording in locked mode. | |
video sampling clock signal are synchronized. In the unlocked mode | 4) | For the 60i mode, this unit has extended functionality to allow DF/NDF | |
adopted for the consumer DV format, the audio and video sampling clock |
| selection, and to allow user bit data to be set. | |
signals are independent. The locked mode is preferable to the unlocked |
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mode in compatibility with higher level formats. The locked mode is also | For usable cassettes, see “Usable Cassettes” (page 39). | ||
preferable in terms of digital processing during audio editing and for | |||
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creating smooth audio joins. |
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Input and Output Signals in
When the
•Select the input signal with the INPUT SELECT buttons in the video/audio input selection section on the front panel.
•Select the analog video signal output with the INTERFACE SELECT >VIDEO OUTPUT menu item (see page 83).
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