Video Formats and Output

Formats and Limitations of Outputs

Formats

The format of output signals from the COMPONENT OUT connector and the SDI OUT connector varies according to the recording/ playback video formats and the kind of the output signal (the setting of “YPbPr/SDI Out Select” of the VIDEO SET menu).

Output formats in E-E mode1)/recording mode (Camera mode)

Analog component signals from the COMPONENT OUT connector are output in the format shown below according to the “Video Format” setting of the OTHERS menu and the “YPbPr/SDI Out Select” setting (HD or SD) of the VIDEO SET menu.

The SDI OUT connector outputs serial digital signals of the same format as that of the analog component signals fed from the COMPONENT OUT connector.

1)E-E mode: Recording standby status

	Video	Output format
	format	YPbPr Out	YPbPr Out
		Select: HD	Select: SD
	1080/59.94i	1080/59.94i	480/59.94i

	1080/29.97P	1080/29.97PsF	480/59.94i

	1080/23.98P	1080/59.94i1)	480/59.94i

	720/59.94P	720/59.94P	480/59.94i

	720/29.97P	720/59.94P	480/59.94i

	720/23.98P	720/59.94P	480/59.94i

Appendixes	1080/50i	1080/50i	576/50i

	1080/25P	1080/25PsF	576/50i
	1080/25P	1080/25PsF	576/50i

	720/50P	720/50P	576/50i

	720/25P	720/50P	576/50i

1) It becomes 1080/24PsF if “24P System” of “Genlock” (page 129) is set to “24PsF” on the OTHERS menu.

Output formats in clip playback mode (Media mode)

Analog component signals from the COMPONENT OUT connector are output in the

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format shown below according to the video format of the playback clip and the “YPbPr/SDI Out Select” setting (HD or SD) of the VIDEO SET menu.

The SDI OUT connector outputs serial digital signals of the same format as that of the analog component signals fed from the COMPONENT OUT connector.

When the frame rate setting of the video format is 59.94i/59.94P/29.97P/23.98P

Clip format	Output format
	YPbPr Out	YPbPr Out
	Select: HD	Select: SD
1080/59.94i	1080/59.94i	480/59.94i

1080/29.97P	1080/29.97PsF	480/59.94i

1080/23.98P	1080/59.94i	480/59.94i

720/59.94P	720/59.94P	480/59.94i

720/29.97P	720/59.94P	480/59.94i

720/23.98P	720/59.94P	480/59.94i

1080/50i	1080/59.94i1), 2)	480/59.94i1)

1080/25P	1080/29.97PsF1), 2)	480/59.94i1)

720/50P	720/59.94P1), 2)	480/59.94i1)

720/25P	720/59.94P1), 2)	480/59.94i1)

1)No signal is fed from the SDI OUT connector.

2)The actual frame rate of the output signal is 1.001 times of the value shown in the table. Some frame may be repeated when converting the frame rate.

When the frame rate setting of the video format is 50i/50P/25P

Clip format	Output format
	YPbPr Out	YPbPr Out
	Select: HD	Select: SD
1080/59.94i	1080/50i1), 2)	576/50i1)

1080/29.97P	1080/25PsF1), 2)	576/50i1)

1080/23.98P	1080/50i1), 2)	576/50i1)

720/59.94P	720/50P1), 2)	576/50i1)

720/29.97P	720/50P1), 2)	576/50i1)

720/23.98P	720/50P1), 2)	576/50i1)

1080/50i	1080/50i	576/50i

1080/25P	1080/25PsF	576/50i

720/50P	720/50P	576/50i

720/25P	720/50P	576/50i

1)No signal is fed from the SDI OUT connector.

2)The actual frame rate of the output signal is 1/1.001 of the value shown in the table. Some frame may be deleted when converting the frame rate.

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Sony PMW-EX3 manual Video Formats and Output, Output formats in clip playback mode Media mode

Models: PMW-EX3

Formats and Limitations of Outputs