Recording

Video

Frame

TC Format

formats

setting

 

HQ1080/60i

00 to 29

DF/NDF switchable

SP 1080/60i

 

(Fixed to DF in Clock

HQ1080/30P

 

mode)

 

 

 

HQ 1080/50i

00 to 24

Fixed to NDF

SP 1080/50i

 

 

HQ 1080/25P

 

 

 

 

 

HQ 1080/24P

00 to 23 1)

Fixed to NDF 2)

HQ 720/24P

 

 

 

 

 

SP 1080/24P

00 to 29 3)

DF/NDF switchable

 

 

(Fixed to DF in Clock

 

 

mode)

 

 

 

HQ 720/60P

00 to 29

DF/NDF switchable

 

(double count)

(Fixed to DF in Clock

 

 

mode)

 

 

 

HQ 720/50P

00 to 24

Fixed to NDF

 

(double count)

 

 

 

 

HQ 720/30P

00 to 29

DF/NDF switchable

 

 

(Fixed to DF in Clock

 

 

mode)

 

 

 

HQ 720/25P

00 to 24

Fixed to NDF

 

 

 

1)The frame digits in “Setting” are limited to 00, 04, 08, 12, 16, and 20.

The frame at the beginning of recording is limited to 00, 04, 08, 12, 16, and 20.

As the SDI OUT connector output becomes 60i because of the 2-3 pull-down process except when “24P System” of “Genlock” (page 129) is set to “24PsF” for 1080/24P in Camera mode, the frame digits of the timecode added to the SDI OUT connector output are changed to values in the range of 00 to 29.

2)Even in Clock mode, the timecode is gradually shifted, because it is counted by NDF.

As any output becomes 2-3 pulled-down video except those from the SDI OUT and COMPONENT OUT connectors with “24P System” of “Genlock” (page 129) set to “24PsF” for 1080/24P in Camera mode, there may be a field that has dual timecodes on the display.

3)With DF, the frame digits can be set as desired in the range of 00 to 29.

With NDF, the frame at the beginning of recording is limited to 00, 05, 10, 15, 20, and 25.

Setting the User Bits

You can add a hexadecimal number of 8 digits for pictures as the user bits.

The user bits can also be set to the current date. Use “Users Bit” of the TC/UB SET menu.

TC/UB SET

 

 

Timecode B

 

 

 

 

Users B i t B

 

Mode : Fix

TC Format : DF

 

Set t i ng : 20 07 12 08

00:00

Setting eight digits as desired

1 Set “Mode” of “Users Bit” to “Fix.”

2 Specify the values on the Setting line and select “SET.”

You can set hexadecimal digits A to F with the corresponding alphabetics.

Recording the current date as the user bits

Set “Mode” of “Users Bit” to “Date.”

The current date is displayed on the Setting line.

Displaying the Time Data

In Camera mode, pressing the DISPLAY/BATT INFO button displays the time data on the screen.

REC

TCG 00:00:00:00

 

HQ 1080/24P

The indication is switched among the timecode, user bits, and recording duration each time you press the TC/U-BIT/DURATION button.

Display

Contents

TCG **:**:**:**

Tmecode

 

 

CLK **:**:**:**

Timecode (Clock mode)

 

 

UBG ** ** ** **

User bits

 

 

DUR **:**:**

Duration from the beginning of

 

recording

 

 

70

Setting the Time Data

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