Setting the timecode, Setting the timecode to a desired value, Resetting the timecode – Sony PMW-F3K User Manual

Page 54: Using the actual time as the timecode, Switching between df and ndf of the timecode, Restrictions on the timecode

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Setting the Time Data

54

Record

ing

mode selected with the TC/UB SET menu is
restored.

Specify the timecode to be recorded with
“Timecode” and “TC Format” of the TC/UB SET
menu.

For details on menu operations, see “Basic Menu
Operations” on page 107.

Setting the timecode to a desired value

1

Set “Mode” of “Timecode” to “Preset.”

2

Specify the timecode value on the
Setting line and select “SET.”

Resetting the timecode

You can reset the timecode to be recorded in
running modes to “00:00:00:00.”

1

Select

“Reset” of “

Timecode

.”

2

Select “Execute.”

Using the actual time as the timecode

Set “

Mode” of “Time Code” to “Clock.”

The time of the built-in clock is recorded as the
timecode.

Switching between DF and NDF of the
timecode

Using “TC Format” of the TC/UB SET menu, DF
(drop-frame mode) and NDF (non-drop frame
mode) of the timecode can be switched.
Note, however, that the mode is fixed either to DF
or NDF regardless of the TC Format setting,
depending on the current frame-rate setting.

Restrictions on the timecode

The timecode setting is restricted by the current
video format.

1)

The frame digits in “Setting” is limited to 00, 04, 08,
12, 16, and 20.
The frame at the beginning of recording is limited to
00, 04, 08, 12, 16, or 20.
As the SDI OUT connector output becomes 60i
because of the 2-3 pull-down process except when
“23.98P Output” (page 116) is set to “23.98PsF” for
1920/23.98P in E-E Display/Recording mode, the
frame digits of the timecode added to the SDI OUT
connector output are changed to values in the range of
00 to 29.

2)

Even in Clock mode, the timecode is gradually
shifted, because it is counted by NDF.
As any output becomes 2-3 pulled-down video except
those from the SDI OUT and HDMI OUT connectors
with “23.98P Output” (page 116) set to “23.98PsF”

Setting the Timecode

00:00

Timecode

Users B i t
TC Format : DF

TC/UB SET

Mode

: Preset

Run : Rec Run
Set t i ng : 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0
Reset
TC Out : Auto

B

B

Video formats

Frame
setting

TC Format

HQ 1920/59.94i
HQ 1920/29.97P
HQ 1440/59.94i
HQ 1440/29.97P
SP 1440/59.94i
DVCAM59.94i SQ
DVCAM59.94i EC
DVCAM29.97P SQ
DVCAM29.97P EC

00 to 29

DF/NDF switchable
(Fixed to DF in
Clock mode)

HQ 1920/50i
HQ 1920/25P
HQ 1440/50i
HQ 1440/25P
SP 1440/50i
DVCAM50i SQ
DVCAM50i EC
DVCAM25P SQ
DVCAM25P EC

00 to 24

Fixed to NDF

HQ 1920/23.98P
HQ 1440/23.98P
HQ 1280/23.98P

00 to 23

1)

Fixed to NDF

2)

SP 1440/23.98P

00 to 29

3)

DF/NDF switchable
(Fixed to DF in
Clock mode)

HQ 1280/59.94P

00 to 29
(double
count)

DF/NDF switchable
(Fixed to DF in
Clock mode)

HQ 1280/50P

00 to 24
(double
count)

Fixed to NDF

HQ 1280/29.97P

00 to 29

DF/NDF switchable
(Fixed to DF in
Clock mode)

HQ 1280/25P

00 to 24

Fixed to NDF

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