Appendix

Compatibility of HDV, DVCAM, and DV Formats

Recording tape when the unit is used as a recorder

i.LINK input format

Menu item

 

 

 

Recording tape format (AUDIO MODE) 3)

 

 

 

 

HDV/DV SEL

 

 

REC MODE 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDV

AUTO

—

HDV (LOCK MODE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDV

—

HDV (LOCK MODE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DV

—

No recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVCAM

AUTO

DVCAM

DVCAM (Complies with formats recorded in tapes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DV SP

DV (Complies with formats recorded in tapes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDV

—

No recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DV

DVCAM

DVCAM (Complies with formats recorded in tapes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DV SP

DV (Complies with formats recorded in tapes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

DV

AUTO

DVCAM

DVCAM 2) (Complies with formats recorded in tapes)

 

 

DV SP

DV (Complies with formats recorded in tapes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDV

—

No recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DV

DVCAM

DVCAM 2) (Complies with formats recorded in tapes)

 

 

DV SP

DV (Complies with formats recorded in tapes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)When the unit is used as a recorder, the recording format is determined by [ REC MODE] setting in [IN/OUT REC] menu if the input signal format is DVCAM or DV.

2)If you duplicate a tape when the unit is set to DVCAM as a recorder, the time code format of the duplicated tape becomes somewhat different from the time code format specified as DVCAM (note, however, that this does not affect editing accuracy in special cases).

3)The unit cannot switch between LOCK MODE and UNLOCK MODE. AUDIO MODE complies with input signals.

Notes

•On the unit, HDV signals input from i.LINK cannot be down converted to DVCAM(DV) for recording.

•If you use the tapes described in 2) above for editing, you may encounter function limitations regardless of the player and recorder formats.

•Some DV video equipment may playback a DVCAM-formatted tape. Even if the tape is played back, the contents cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, if you use a proper DVCAM-formatted tape for playback, the unit may dub and create a DVCAM-formatted tape, the time code will be partially different from the time code format specified as DVCAM.

•You cannot use the unit to record video and audio delivering copyright signals. If you try to record such a video or audio, the message “Cannot record due to copyright protection.” outputs from the analog video out jack. Pictures output from COMPONENT OUT jacks are switched to either 480i or 576i automatically, regardless of the menu you have set on the unit.

• When the video signals input from HDV/DV jack in HDV format are recorded, the user bit value is copied to the work tape. (The unit is not equipped with user bit settings and a user bit’s display function.)

Limitations on editing

During editing, you will encounter limitations according to the format differences on a tape dubbed or edited using HDV/DV jack.

For details, refer to “Editing (Connecting with a Computer)” of Chapter 3, “Dubbing/Editing.”

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