Digital 4K Video Camera Recorder/Digital HD Video Camera RecorderFDR-X1000V/HDR-AS200V

Time Code/User Bit

About time code

Time code is a useful function for advanced image editing, which records hours/minutes/seconds/frames on the image data.

About user bit

User bit is a function that can record information (8-digit hexadecimal numbers) such as date/time/scene number. This function is useful for editing movies created using two or more cameras.

  1. Press the NEXT button or PREV button to select [SETUP] - [CONFG] - [TC/UB], then press the ENTER button.
  2. Press the NEXT button or PREV button to select [DISP], [TCSET] or [UBSET], then press the ENTER button.

When selecting [DISP]

TC: Displays the time code.

U-BIT: Displays the user bit.

OFF: Does not display the time code/user bit.


When selecting [TCSET]

PrSet: Sets the time code.

  • Set four 2-digit numbers, then press the ENTER button.
  • The time code can be selected within the following range.
    • When selecting 30p or 60p
      00:00:00:00 - 23:59:59:29
    • When selecting 25p or 50p
      00:00:00:00 - 23:59:59:24
    • When selecting 24p, you can set the last 2 time code digits of the frames in multiples of 4, between 0 and 23.

RESET: Initializes the time code.

  • Press the ENTER button to display [SURE?] while [OK] is displayed, then press the ENTER button again.

FORMT: Selects the time code recording method.

  • DF: Records the time code in drop frame.
  • NDF: Records the time code in non-drop frame.
  • In the following situations, the time code is fixed to [NDF].
    • When [VMODE] is set to 24p
    • When [V.SYS] is set to [PAL]

RUN: Sets how the time code advances.

  • REC: The time code advances only while recording XAVC S movies. It is recorded sequentially from the time code on the image recorded last time.
  • FREE: The time code advances sequentially, regardless of the operation of the camera.

MAKE: Sets the time code to be recorded.

  • PrSet: The newly set-up time code is recorded on recording media.
  • REGEN: The last time code of the previous recording is read out from the recording media and the new time code is recorded sequentially from the last time code.

BACK: Returns to the [TCSET] menu.


When selecting [UBSET]

PrSet: Sets the user bit.

  • Set four 2-digit numbers, then press the ENTER button.
  • The user bit can be selected within the following range.
    • 00 00 00 00 - FF FF FF FF

RESET: Initializes the user bit.

  • Press the ENTER button to display [SURE?] while [OK] is displayed, then press the ENTER button again.

T.REC: Sets the recording time of the user bit.

  • OFF: Does not record the time as a user bit.
  • ON: Records the time as a user bit.

BACK: Returns to the [UBSET] menu.

Note

  • When [V.FMT] is set to [MP4], [TC/UB] is not available.
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