V.I.O. POV.HD User Manual User Manual
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POV.HD User Manual
Tips and Guidelines
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Comparison of POV.HD Video Formats
Format
Resolution
(Pixel Size of Frame)
Frame Rate
(per second)
Best For
1080p30 1920 wide X 1080 high
30
Highest
quality
HD
video
when
displayed
on
a
high
resolution,
high
quality
monitor
1
1080p25 1920 wide X 1080 high
25
Frame
rate
compatibility
with
European
broadcast
standards
1080p24 1920 wide X 1080 high
24
Frame
rate
compatibility
with
standard
cinematography
720p60
1280 wide X 720 high
60
High
quality
HD
video
with
the
option
for
smooth
slow
motion
playback
2
720p30
1280 wide X 720 high
30
High quality HD video with somewhat reduced file size.
720p50
1280 wide X 720 high
50
Frame
rate
compatibility
with
European
broadcast
standards
[Firmware
version
1.12
or
later]
720p25
1280 wide X 720 high
25
Frame
rate
compatibility
with
European
broadcast
standards
[Firmware
version
1.12
or
later]
Table
Notes
1
1080p is higher resolution and, under identical conditions will generally produce a slightly sharper picture,
but
conditions
are
seldom
identical
and
almost
never
ideal.
Depending
on
the
type
of
television
receiver
or
computer
screen
on
which
the
video
is
played
back,
room
lighting,
viewing
distance
from
the
screen,
and
other
factors,
the
difference
in
picture
quality
between
1080p
and
720p
may
or
may
not
be
significant
or
even
detectable.
It’s
best
to
try
it
and
see.
2
On the POV.HD, 720p60 is recorded at 60 fps and 720p50 is recorded at 50 fps for compatibility with
European
broadcast
standards
which
allows
clips
recorded
this
way
to
be
played
back
in
smooth
slow
motion,
and
for
action
filming
these
will
often
be
the
format
of
choice.
Because,
on
the
POV.HD,
720p60
records
twice
as
many
frames
as
1080p30
and
720p50
records
twice
as
many
frames
as
1080p25,
the
resulting
file
sizes
in
these
two
situations
are
roughly
the
same.
Understanding the POV.HD Video Record Methods
The POV.HD supports three video Record Methods: Clip, Loop, and Loop & Forward.
• Clip works like a regular video recorder. After you start recording, the POV.HD records continuously
until you stop recording, and what you’ve recorded is stored in a file, called a “clip” on the SDHC card.
• Loop allows you to select what action to record and save, without the need to be constantly starting
and
stopping
the
recorder.
To
use
the
Loop
method
you
must
set
Record
Method
to
Loop
and
the
Loop
Record
Time
to
an
interval
that
is
appropriate
for
your
situation.
(More
on
that
in
a
moment.)
These
are
set
using
settings.
• Loop and Forward works like Loop, except that once you’ve captured the first Loop clip by pressing
Tag
or
REC/TAG
the
recorder
saves
the
previous
segment
plus
all
of
the
video
from
that
point
until
you
stop
recording.