V.I.O. POV.HD User Manual User Manual
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POV.HD User Manual
Tips and Guidelines
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Tips and guidelines for getting the most out of your POV.HD
Over	
  time	
  you	
  will	
  learn	
  from	
  experience	
  exactly	
  how	
  you	
  want	
  to	
  configure	
  the	
  POV.HD	
  settings	
  for	
  the	
  
conditions	
  you	
  shoot	
  in.	
  This	
  section	
  will	
  help	
  get	
  you	
  started	
  and	
  answer	
  some	
  basic	
  questions	
  about	
  how	
  to	
  
use	
  the	
  settings.	
  
Choosing a video format
The	
  POV.HD	
  supports	
  several	
  different	
  recording	
  formats	
  which	
  are	
  designated	
  by	
  industry	
  standard	
  labels	
  
such	
  as	
  1080p30.	
  In	
  this	
  example,	
  ‘1080’	
  designates	
  1080	
  horizontal	
  scan	
  lines	
  in	
  the	
  frame,	
  ‘p’	
  designates	
  
progressive	
  scanning	
  which	
  means	
  all	
  lines	
  in	
  the	
  frame	
  are	
  captured	
  in	
  each	
  frame,	
  and	
  ‘30’	
  designates	
  30	
  
frames	
  per	
  second.	
  	
  
(You	
  may	
  have	
  noticed	
  elsewhere	
  formats	
  such	
  as	
  1080i.	
  In	
  such	
  a	
  case,	
  ‘i’	
  designates	
  interlaced	
  scanning	
  in	
  
which	
  the	
  odd	
  numbered	
  scan	
  lines	
  are	
  captured	
  in	
  in	
  one	
  frame	
  and	
  the	
  even	
  numbered	
  lines	
  in	
  the	
  next.	
  
This	
  method	
  uses	
  less	
  bandwidth	
  and	
  less	
  file	
  space,	
  but	
  in	
  some	
  circumstances	
  such	
  as	
  filming	
  rapid	
  motion	
  
the	
  perceived	
  picture	
  may	
  not	
  be	
  as	
  sharp	
  as	
  with	
  progressive	
  scanning.	
  Also	
  the	
  frame	
  rate	
  is	
  commonly	
  left	
  
off	
  the	
  label	
  for	
  consumer	
  video	
  equipment	
  because	
  consumer	
  TV	
  sets	
  automatically	
  adjust	
  to	
  the	
  frame	
  rate	
  
of	
  the	
  incoming	
  signal.)	
  
Format	
  Resolutions	
  	
  
In	
  this	
  illustration,	
  the	
  shape	
  of	
  each	
  example	
  shows	
  the	
  shape	
  (aspect	
  ratio)	
  in	
  which	
  each	
  format	
  is	
  
displayed.	
  The	
  area	
  of	
  each	
  example	
  is	
  proportional	
  to	
  the	
  resolution.	
  The	
  actual	
  physical	
  size	
  of	
  any	
  format	
  is	
  
determined	
  by	
  the	
  device	
  on	
  which	
  it	
  is	
  displayed.	
  
720p
1080p
width = 1920 pixels
height = 1080 pixels
~2 megapixels/frame
width = 1280 pixels
height = 720 pixels
~0.9 megapixels/frame
