Sony DSR-45 MP3 Player User Manual


 
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Appendix
Compatibility of DVCAM and DV Format
If you use a DVCAM cassette to record images in the
DV format (SP mode), the recording time will be
extended to 1.5 times the time indicated on the
DVCAM cassette.
Compatibility on playback
Some tapes cannot be played on DVCAM or DV video
equipment.
Compatibility on editing using a DV
connection
When this unit is connected to other DVCAM or DV
video equipment using DV connectors, the recording
format of an edited tape is defined according to the
recorder format as described below.
1) On this unit, only DV-formatted tapes recorded in SP
mode can be used as source tapes.
2) This unit will be restricted according to the setting of
REC MODE on the VTR SET menu.
Tape
DV-
formatted
DVCAM-
formatted
On DV video
equipment
(Consumer VCR)
Can be played back.
(A tape recorded in the
LP mode cannot be
played by some
equipment.)
Some DV video
equipment may be able
to play back a DVCAM-
formatted tape.
On DVCAM video
equipment
(This unit)
Can be played back
only when recorded in
SP mode.
A tape recorded in LP
mode can be played
by some equipment.
(This unit can play
back a DV-formatted
tape only in the SP
mode.)
Can be played back.
Source tape
Player
format
DV-formatted
1)
DV-formatted
DVCAM-
formatted
4)
DVCAM-
formatted
4)
DVCAM
DV
DVCAM
DV
5)
Recorder
format
2)
DVCAM
DV
DVCAM
DV
DVCAM
DV
DVCAM
DV
Recorded
format
DVCAM
3)
DV
DVCAM
3)
DV
DVCAM
DV
6)
DVCAM
7)
DV
6)
3) When you copy a DV-formatted tape using this unit with
the DVCAM setting as a recorder, the recorded format of
the copied tape is the following DVCAM format.
The audio recording mode of the copied tape is unlock
mode.
The time code of the copied tape is partly inaccurate.
4) If you use a DVCAM-formatted tape as described in 3)
above, the audio recording mode of the recorded tape is
unlock mode and the time code is partly inaccurate.
5) Some DV video equipment may be able to play back a
DVCAM-formatted tape. Even if the tape is played back,
the contents of the playback cannot be guaranteed.
6) The audio recording mode of the edited tape is lock
mode.
7) Depending on signal conditions of the source tape, you
may not be able to edit the tape using the DV connection.
Limitations on editing
You will find the following limitations when editing.
Due to differences of track pitch, you cannot record
or edit DV-formatted tapes using DVCAM video
equipment.
Depending on signal conditions, you may not be able
to record or edit DVCAM-formatted tapes. In these
cases, copy the tape again using analog audio/video
jacks.