Displays Menu 7 Chapter

The video signal of an odd scanning line and that of an

Thus, the timing of the odd-field video signal and even-

even scanning line are output from the CCD alternately.

field video signal are different.

PsF (progressive scan) mode

 

CCD output

Video output signal

O:Odd

E:Even

Progressive scan mode timing chart

The video signal of an odd scanning line and that of an

odd-field and even-field scanning lines. Thus the timing of

even scanning line are output from the CCD at the same

an odd-field video signal and an even-field video signal are

time. Then they are sent to the memory and separated into

the same.

24P mode (2-3 pull-down) mode (PDW-510/530 only)

23.98 frames per second

CCD output

B ( O + E )

C ( O + E )

D ( O + E )

A ( O + E )

A ( O + E )

Video output signal

 

A O

A E

B O

B E

B O

C E

C O

D E

D O

D E

A O

A E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O: Odd

29.97 frames per second

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E: Even

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24P mode timing chart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After reading from the CCDs in 24P mode (23.98 frames

frames (29.97 frames per second) of the normal

 

per second), a pull-down conversion is carried out to the 30

progressive scan mode.

 

 

 

 

Settings Detailed and

Setting the CCD scan mode

The scan mode of the camcorder has been set to the interlace scan mode at the factory. The FORMAT page of the OPERATION menu allows you to change the CCD scan mode to the progressive scan mode or 24P mode (PDW-510/530 only).

1 Follow the procedures given in steps 1 to 3 described

in 7-3-4 “Specifying an Offset for the Auto White Balance Setting” on page 124, to display the FORMAT page of the OPERATION menu.

2 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “SCAN MODE”, and press the MENU knob.

The b mark on the left of “SCAN MODE” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

19FORMAT

16:9/4:3 SELECT : 16:9

SCAN

MODE

:?

I

UC/J

SELECT

:

UC

3 Turn the MENU knob to display “PsF” or “24P”, and press the MENU knob.

The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.

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