Chapter1
Overview
Features
The
The main features of the unit are described below.
HDV/DVCAM/DV format
The unit can perform HDV/DVCAM/DV recording and playback on a DVCAM format or DV format video cassette.
•HDV format: The unit can perform HDV (High- Definition Digital Video) recording and playback. The compression system of the HDV format is the MPEG2 system adopted in
•DVCAM/DV format: DVCAM is based on the consumer DV format, which uses the 4:1:1 component digital format (60i) or the 4:2:0 format (50i), and provides a
For details, see “Major Differences among HDV1080i, DVCAM, and DV Formats” on page 31.
Compatible with both interlaced and progressive HDV recording/playback
The unit can record or play back HDV 1080/60i, 1080/ 24p, 1080/30p, 1080/50i and 1080/25p videos.
Also, the unit can play back HDV 720/30p, 720/24p and 720/25p videos.
(For recording, signals can be input only via an i.LINK digital interface.)
Here for the unit, 60i indicates field frequency 59.94 Hz.
24p and 30p indicate frame frequency 23.98 Hz and 29.97 Hz, respectively.
High definition down convert function
When you want to play back a tape recorded in HDV format, you can down convert images to output them. This function allows you to preview
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