Menu Configuration and Detailed Settings

OTHERS

Menu items

Subitems and setting values

Contents

Trigger Mode

Internal / Both / External

Internal: To activate recording start/stop operations only for

Setting whether to

 

an SxS memory card in a built-in slot.

trigger recording

 

Both: To activate recording start/stop operations both for an

start/stop for an

 

SxS memory card in a built-in slot and the external

external device

 

recording device connected via the i.LINK connector.

connected to via

 

External: To activate recording start/stop operations only for

the i.LINK

 

the external recording device connected via the i.LINK

connector

 

connector.

 

 

 

Country

NTSC Area / PAL Area

Select the color system for the area where you will use the

Setting the area for

 

camcorder.

use

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

The default setting is different among the sales areas.

 

 

United States and Canada: NTSC

 

 

Other areas: PAL

 

 

 

Video Format

Country: NTSC Area

Select the video format (bit rate, picture size, frame rate, and

Selecting the video

HQ 1080/60i

scan system in combination).

format

SP 1080/60i

• Bit rate

 

HQ 1080/30P

HQ or SP

 

HQ 1080/24P

• Picture size

 

SP 1080/24P

1080 or 720

 

HQ 720/60P

• Frame rate

 

HQ 720/30P

24, 25, 30, 50, or 60

 

HQ 720/24P

• Scan system

 

Country: PAL Area

i (interlace) or P (progressive)

 

HQ 1080/50i

 

 

 

Note

 

 

SP 1080/50i

 

 

The default setting is different among the sales areas.

 

HQ 1080/25P

 

HQ 720/50P

United States and Canada: HQ 1080/60i

 

HQ 720/25P

Other areas: HQ 1080/50i

 

 

 

Clip

Title Prefix

Set the first 4-alphanumeric part of the clip names.

Setting for clip

nnn_

You can use upper- and lowercase alphabets, numerics 0 to 9,

name or deletion

(nnn=least three digits of the

- (hyphen), and _ (underscore).

 

serial number)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number Set

Set the second 4-numeric part of the clip name.

 

000l to 9999

 

 

 

 

 

 

Update Media(A)/Media(B)

Select “Execute” to update the managerial file on the SxS

 

Execute / Cancel

memory card in the selected slot.1)

 

Last Clip DEL

Select “Execute” to delete the last recorded clip.

 

Execute / Cancel

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Clips DEL

Select “Execute” to delete all clips on the active SxS memory

 

Execute / Cancel

card.

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

Clips to which you applied OK mark cannot be deleted.

 

 

 

Format Media

Media (A)

Select “Execute” to format the SxS memory card in slot A.

Formatting SxS

Execute / Cancel

 

 

memory cards

 

 

 

Media (B)

Select “Execute” to format the SxS memory card in slot B.

 

 

Execute / Cancel

 

 

1)If clips cannot be played back, updating the managerial file on the card may improve the condition.

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PMW-EX3 specifications

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