SYNCHRONOUS – This will enable recording to both tape and compact flash. The camera will still start recording if one media type is missing.
RELAY – Will record only to tape until there is less than 5 minutes remaining on the tape. At this point it will start recording to compact flash as well, and the compact flash recording will continue after the tape runs out.
EXT ONLY – The camera will disable recording to tape. Recording will only occur onto compact flash.
Down-converting prior to record to compact flash
As the memory recorder uses the i.LINK connection from the camera, then by default it will record at the same resolution as the camera. However, if the camera is set to record to HDV, then the i.LINK
Status information
The newer cameras can also display status information relating to the attached memory recorder. The exact status information supported will depend on the camera. Typically this will consist of some brief information in the main
Figure 5. Screen shots from
File structure and Timecode
(a) File types
The memory recorder can record 3 different file types; .m2t, .dv and .avi. .m2t files will be created whenever an HDV signal is being recorded. When recording an SD signal, it is possible to choose in the menu of the memory recorder (SETTING
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