Compatibility Of Dvcam And Dv Formats; Differences Between Dvcam And Dv Formats - Sony DRV-1000 User Manual

Compatibility of DVCAM and DV formats

Differences between DVCAM and DV formats

The DVCAM format has been developed as a high-end format
to provide more reliability than the consumer DV format. This
section describes the DVCAM and DV formats, including the
differences, compatibility issues, and limitations on editing.
Item
Track pitch
Audio sampling
frequency
Audio recording
1)
mode
Timecode (applies to
NTSC only)
1) There are two modes for audio recording: lock mode and unlocked mode. In
lock mode, the video and audio sampling frequencies are synchronized. In
the unlocked mode adopted by the consumer DV format, the two sampling
frequencies are asynchronous. Lock mode gives better results than unlocked
mode in digital processing and for smooth editing transitions.
2) This unit records in non-drop frame mode only.
DVCAM
15 µm
12 bit: 32 kHz
16 bit: 48 kHz
Lock mode
Drop frame or non-
drop frame (SMPTE)
DV
10 µm
12 bit: 32 kHz
16 bit: 32 kHz, 44.1
kHz, 48 kHz
Unlocked mode
Drop frame timecode
2)
only
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