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DMC 1000 Digital Media Camcorder User’s Guide (v4.0) 93
Chapter 7 - Recording setup
Chapter 7
Recording setup
7.1 Main format settings
To select the recording video standard, source, compression and bit rate use the
SETUP > FORMATS
menu on the side panel display.
• Tap
VIDEO STANDARD
to select the camera video standard.
• Tap
VIDEO SOURCE
to select the recording (video) source.
– Select CAM to record the live signal from the camera.
– Select SDI or CVBS to record an external video signal from a digital or analog video
input.
• Tap either
VIDEO COMPR. SD
or
VIDEO COMPR. HD
(depending on the selected video
standard) to set the recording compression scheme and use the arrows in the pop-up
menu to select a video compression scheme.
• To set the recording media tap
MEDIA SELECTION
and select the media to record to.
• Tap
CHUNK SIZE
to select a chunk size to use for your recording.
• Tap
VF PLAYBACK
to set the way the recorded video is played back in the viewfinder.
• When recording in SD video standards tap
ASPECT RATIO
to set the desired aspect ratio
(16:9, 4:3 or Letterbox) for your recording.
7.1.1 Video standard
To obtain the video standards of your choice for recording and output, you must make several
selections in the
SETUP > FORMATS
menu on the side panel display.
There are six video standards (and three additional standards as a cost-option) available for
recording. Each of these standards is used to derive the video signals for recording and output.
The video formats you select affect many other functions such as output signal formats and
recording capacity.
The camcorder can be used in either HD standards or SD video format. The (HD-)SDI video
outputs are switched automatically to the appropriate standards. An analog CVBS output is
available. This down-converted SDTV signal is present at the analog output in either NTSC or
PAL.