Sony M25AE User Manual
Chapter 2
Playback and Recording
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Select the signal input with the INPUT SELECT switch on the front panel (page 8).
• HDV 720/30p/25p/24p signals can be played back, but cannot be input/output via the HDV/DV jack on the unit.
• HDV 720/60p, HDV720/50p and SD 480p/576p signals cannot be input/output, recorded, or played back on the
• HDV 720/60p, HDV720/50p and SD 480p/576p signals cannot be input/output, recorded, or played back on the
unit.
1) The format of the picture output from the HDMI OUT jack and COMPONENT OUT jacks can be set in [HDMI/CMPNT] of [VIDEO OUT] in the [IN/OUT
REC] menu (page 71). For details, see the settings for down conversion (page 34).
2) The signals are down converted and output.
For details on the format of signals output from each jack, see the settings for down conversion (page 34).
• HDV 720/30p/25p/24p signals can be played back but not input/output via the HDV/DV jack on the unit.
• HDV 720/60p, HDV720/50p and SD 480p/576p signals cannot be input/output, recorded, or played back on the
• HDV 720/60p, HDV720/50p and SD 480p/576p signals cannot be input/output, recorded, or played back on the
unit.
Recording Input Signals and Recording Formats
a: Recordable, —: Not recordable
Recording format
Input signal
Input jack
HDV
DVCAM
DV (SP)
Input format
1080/60i
a
—
—
1080/24p
a
—
—
HDV
1080/30p
a
—
—
Digital signal
HDV/DV
1080/50i
a
—
—
1080/25p
a
—
—
720/30p/25p/24p
—
—
—
DVCAM/DV
—
a
a
Analog signal
VIDEO/S VIDEO
—
a
a
Notes
Playback Tape Format and Output Signals
a: Output, —: No output or N/A
Output jacks
HDV/DV
HDMI OUT
COMPONENT
OUT
VIDEO/S VIDEO
Output signal format
Format of the signals recorded on the tape
DVCAM/DV
HDV
1080/60i
a
a
a
1)
a
1)
a (480i)
2)
1080/24p
a
a
a
1)
a
1)
a (480i)
2)
1080/30p
a
a
a
1)
a
1)
a (480i)
2)
HDV
1080/50i
a
a
a
1)
a
1)
a (576i)
2)
1080/25p
a
a
a
1)
a
1)
a (576i)
2)
720/30p/24p
—
—
a
1)
a
1)
a (480i)
2)
720/25p
—
—
a
1)
a
1)
a (576i)
2)
DVCAM/DV (SP)
a
—
a
a
a
Notes