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Adjustments and Settings from Menus
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1
Display the LENS FILE page of the FILE menu, and
press the MENU knob.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic Menu
Operations” on page 132.
The LENS FILE page shows the name and the iris
setting value of the lens currently selected.
2
Select LENS AUTO RECALL, and press the MENU
knob.
3
Select ON, and press the MENU knob.
Selecting the Aspect Ratio
Switching the aspect ratio for DVCAM
recording
You can switch the aspect ratio for DVCAM recording.
(How to select an item in the page screen: Turn the MENU
knob to move the
b
mark to the desired item.)
1
Display the FORMAT page of the USER (or
OPERATION) menu, and press the MENU knob.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic Menu
Operations” on page 132.
2
Select ASPECT RATIO (DV), and press the MENU
knob.
3
Turn the MENU knob to select the desired aspect ratio
(16:9/4:3), and press the MENU knob.
Setting the aspect ratio in HD mode
You can select the aspect ratio of video downconverted
from HD for output as SD.
(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the
MENU knob to move the
b
mark to the desired item.)
1
Display the OUTPUT page of the OPERATION
menu, and press the MENU knob.
2
Select HD
t
SD, and press the MENU knob.
3
Turn the MENU knob to select the desired aspect ratio
(16:9/4:3), and press the MENU knob.
The aspect ratio of HD analog composite output is always
16:9.
To display a “16:9” aspect ratio of on the
viewfinder screen
When the recording format is DVCAM and the aspect ratio
is 16:9, you can display the indication “16:9” on the
viewfinder screen by setting DISP 16:9 on the VF DISP 1
page of the OPERATION menu to ON.
For details, see “Selecting the Display Items” on page
137.
About the CCD Scan Mode
This unit allows you to record in progressive scan mode as
well as in interlace scan mode. You can select the scan
mode from the following modes using the FORMAT page
of the OPERATION menu.
• 60i (interlace scan) mode
• 30P (progressive scan) mode
• 23.98P mode
Pulldown method for DVCAM format recording in 23.98P mode
DVCAM video signals recorded in 23.98P mode are 2-3
pulled down, and recorded on a disc as 60i signals.
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F04 LENS FILE 1
LENS FILE RECALL: EXEC
LENS FILE STORE : EXEC
F.ID [C]VCL-719BXS
SOURCE : --------
LENS NO OFFSET : EXEC
IRIS GAIN :
LENS AUTO RECALL: ON
<LENS INFORMATION>
L.ID: VCL-719BXS
L.MF: Cannon
Lens file number
Lens name and iris
setting value
Note
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001 FORMAT
SYSTEM : 60I
REC FORMAT : DVCAM
BIT RATE (HD) : SP
AUDIO CH (HD) : 4ch
ASPECT RATIO(DV): 16:9
COUNTRY : NTSC(J)AREA