Panasonic AG-HPX250EN - Manual (Page 21)

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Shooting
Recording with Variable Frame Rate (VFR)
In 1080i and 720P mode, this unit can shoot
using frame skipping (under cranking) and high
speed recording (over cranking). You can select
native (PN) recording mode and standard (OVER)
recording.
Native VFR recording
1
In 1080i or 720P mode, set REC FORMAT on
the setting menu SYSTEM SETUP screen to
AVC-I 100/24PN (or 30PN, 25PN).
2
In the SCENE FILE screen, set the menu
option VFR to ON and the menu option
FRAME RATE to suit shooting purposes.
You can also change the frame rate using
the SHTR/F.RATE dial.
• “Setting FRAME RATE mode” (Page 51)
3
Press the START/STOP button.
This starts recording in the VFR mode (native
VFR).
This mode can be combined with the AVC-I 100,
AVC-I 50, 30PN (25PN), and 24PN recording
formats.
You can also select DVCPRO HD with 720P.
• “Setting FRAME RATE mode” (Page 51)
• “SYSTEM SETUP screen” (Page 135)
Note the following about native VFR
recording.
• Pre-recording, loop recording, interval
recording, one-shot recording, and one-clip
recording are not available.
• 1394 output is not available during
recording and recording standby.
• Changing Scene Dial position during
recording does not change VFR on and off
position.
• Sound cannot be recorded. *1
At this time, no audio is output and
“ A. REC ” is displayed over the audio level
meter. “VFR ON, NO AUDIO RECORDING”
is also displayed when recording starts.
• The time code is locked to Rec Run. *1
• Thumbnail screens are created 1 frame
later than video recorded on a P2 card, but
this is not a malfunction.
• The screen may be distorted when
changing the FRAME RATE setting.
• Gain is fixed to 0 dB when set to 4 frames
or less.
Furthermore, AGC, auto iris, auto focus,
and ATW do not function and must be
operated manually.
• Red, blue, or green points may appear on
the screen when the frame rate is low. This
is not a fault.
*1 In 24PN/30PN (25PN) recording modes,
when the frame rate is 24 and 30 (25) frames
per second, respectively, audio can also be
recorded. The time code can be set to Free
Run (F-RUN).