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This page is used to change the sampling, frame rate, and interlace of the camera video format.
Panavision recommends shooting features at 4:4:4 23.98 fps

CURRENT displays the sampling and frame rate format of the camera:
NEXT displays the camera format after the next power off/on cycle

To change format:
Click the desired sampling format 444 or 422 Click on the desired frame rate (23.98 etc...) Click SET FORMAT A few seconds later, the camera and VTR will automatically change formats CURRENT will display the new format If you selected variable recording, you set the FPS on the LCD Menu Panel, or page U1 or page P14

There are two sampling formats:
444 stands for 4:4:4 RGB 422 stands for 4:2:2 YPbPr

The 4:4:4 RGB sampling format is associated with 5 fixed frame rates and 2 variable frame capture rates :
23.98PsF stands for 23.98 fps Progressive Scan segmented Frame 24PsF stands for 24 fps Progressive Scan segmented Frame 25PsF stands for 25 fps Progressive Scan segmented Frame 29.97PsF stands for 29.97 fps Progressive Scan segmented Frame 30PsF stands for 29.97 fps Progressive Scan segmented Frame
The 2 variable speed capture 4:4:4 rates are:
S29.97PsF stands for 29.97 fps Progressive Scan segmented Frame. Select this option if you want variable speed for a 23,98 fps or 29,97 fps production. S30PsF stands for 30 fpsProgressive Scan segmented Frame. Select this option if you want variable speed for a 24, 25 or 30 fps production.

The 4:2:2 YPbPr sampling format is associated with all of the above frame rates, as well as these additional frame rates: 59,94, 60 fps


The difference between the two variable rates is the playback speed, either 29.97 fps or 30 fps. The recording speed is set by the FPS on the LCD Menu Panel or page U1 or page P14

4:2:2 represents the ratio of Luminance (Y) information to the Blue and Red color difference signals. For every 4 samples of luminance there are 2 samples of each of the color difference components.
4:4:4 represents an even ratio between the Red, Green and Blue components of the signal. It is better quality than 4:2:2

Progressive Scan means that the entire frame is captured at once, like film. Interlace Scan means that every odd line is captured in one moment, and then every even line in the next moment.
Segmented Frame indicates that the Progressive Frame is broken down into 2 Fields (half-frames) for recording purposes.


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