Setting the frame rate for internal timecode – Zoom F8n Pro 8-Input / 10-Track Multitrack Field Recorder User Manual

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Setting the frame rate for internal timecode

1.

Open the timecode setting screen.

(→

Displaying the timecode setting screen

)

2.

Use

to select “FPS”, and press

.

3.

Use

to select the frame rate, and press

.

Setting

Explanation

23.976ND

This is the most common frame rate used with HD cameras and other high-
definition video recording. The count is 0.1% slower than the actual time.

24ND

This is the standard frame rate used for recording film. This is also used with
HD cameras.

25ND

This is the frame rate for PAL video. This is used for PAL video, which is used
in Europe and other regions.

29.97ND

This is a frame rate used for NTSC color video and HD cameras. The count is
0.1% slower than the actual time. This is used for NTSC video, which is used
in Japan, the United States and other countries.

29.97D

This is an adjusted frame rate that uses drop frames to make NTSC match
the actual time. This is used with video for broadcast that requires the actual
time frame to be matched.

30ND

This is used to synchronize sound with film that is being transferred to NTSC
video. This is the standard frame rate used for black-and-white television in
Japan, the United States and other countries.

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