- 4. Recording Videos
- Time Code
- Setting the Time Code

Setting the Time Code

Sets the recording, display, and output of the time code.

1Set [Rec. File Format] to [MOV].

[MENU/SET] [] [] [Rec. File Format] [MOV]

2Select [Time Code].

[MENU/SET] [] [] [Time Code]

[Time Code Display] | Displays the time code on the recording screen.
[Count Up] | [REC RUN]: Counts the time code only when recording videos. [FREE RUN]: Counts the time code also when video recording is stopped and when the camera is turned off. When the following function is being used, [Count Up] is fixed to [REC RUN]: –[Variable Frame Rate]
[Time Code Value] | [Reset]: Sets to 00:00:00:00 (hour: minute: second: frame) [Manual Input]: Manually input hour, minute, second and frame. [Current Time]: Sets hour, minute and second to current time and sets frame to 00.
[Time Code Mode] | [DF]: Drop Frame. The camera modifies the difference between recorded time and time code. Seconds and frames are separated by “.”. Example: 00:00:00.00 [NDF]: Non-Drop Frame. Records the time code without drop frame. Seconds and frames are separated by “:”. Example: 00:00:00:00 When the following functions are being used, [Time Code Mode] is fixed to [NDF]: –[50.00Hz (PAL)] / [24.00Hz (CINEMA)] ([System Frequency]) –23.98p [Rec Quality]
[HDMI Time Code Output] / [SDI Time Code Output] | Images to be output via HDMI/SDI will be added with time code information then output. The device screen may go dark depending on the connected device.
[External TC Setting] | Synchronize the time code default value with an external device that supports time code input and output. (Synchronizing the Time Code with an External Device) [TC Synchronization]: Selects the input (Synchronize the Time Code of the Camera with That of the External Device (TC IN)) and output (Synchronize the Time Code of the External Device with That of the Camera (TC OUT)) for time code signals. (LTC signal) [TC Output Reference]: Sets the timing for time code signal output. (Synchronize the Time Code of the External Device with That of the Camera (TC OUT))