User Manual

Setting the Time Code

3 After completing all the fields of the time code, select [OK].

• Select [Cancel] to close the screen without changing the time code.

• If the running mode is set to [ Free Run], the time code will start running from the time code entered

the moment you select [OK].

4Select [X].

Selecting Drop Frame or Non-Drop Frame

You can select between a drop frame (DF) or non-drop frame (NDF) time code, depending on how you plan to

use your recordings. However, when the frame rate is set to 23.98P, the time code is set to non-drop frame

(NDF) and cannot be changed.

1 Select [DF/NDF].

> [3 # Recording Setup] > [DF/NDF]

2 Select [ DF] or [ NDF] and then select [X].

• The time code display will differ depending on the setting. When you select [ DF], the time code will

appear as [00:00:00.00]; when you select [ NDF], it will appear as [00:00:00:00].

NOTES

• When the frame rate is set to 23.98P, the frames value in the time code runs from 0 to 23. For other settings, it

runs from 0 to 29.

• When slow & fast motion recording is activated, you cannot select the [ Free Run] running mode.

Conversely, when pre-recording is activated, [ Free Run] is set automatically and cannot be changed.

• When you mix drop frame and non-drop frame time codes, there might be a discontinuity in the time code at

the point where the recording starts.

• When slow & fast motion recording is activated, the time code signal cannot be output from the HDMI OUT

terminal.

• When you are using the [ Free Run] running mode, the time code will continue running as long as the

built-in backup battery has some charge left, even if you disconnect all other power sources. However, this is

less accurate than when the camcorder is on.