Playback compatibility
The compatibility between playback tape format and player is summarized in the table below.
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tape format |
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DV |
| Playback is possible. | Only playback of a tape | Only playback of a tape |
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| (Some equipment cannot | recorded in SP mode is | recorded in SP mode is |
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| play a tape recorded in LP | possible. Some equipment can | possible. Some equipment can |
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| mode.) | play a tape recorded in LP | play a tape recorded in LP |
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| mode. | mode. (The unit can play back |
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| mode only.) |
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DVCAM |
| Playback may be possible on | Playback is possible. | Playback is possible. |
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| some models. |
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HDV |
| No playback is possible. | No playback is possible. | Playback is possible * |
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*The unit can play back for HDV720/30p format, but you cannot output the video signals from 
HDV/DV jack.
The unit cannot play back other than HDV1080/60i, HDV1080/50i, such as HDV1080/30F, HDV1080/25F, HDV1080/ 24F, HDV720/25p, and HDV720/24p format. The unit cannot input/output, record, or play back extended HDV format signals with
Cassette compatibility
A tape with DV or miniDV mark can be used for HDV. The recording bit rate and recording track pitch on a tape of the HDV1080i system used for the unit are about 25 Mbps and 10 µm, respectively. The specifications are the same as that of home use DV (SP) tapes. The recording time on an HDV tape is also the same as that of DV (SP). The track pitch of DVCAM is 15 µm, which is 1.5 times of HDV/DV (SP). Therefore, the recording time using DVCAM recording on a same tape will be
Appendix
Appendix 69