Drop frame – Canon EOS-1D X Mark III DSLR Camera (Body Only) User Manual

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Drop Frame

The time code's frame count will cause a discrepancy between the actual time and the time
code if the frame rate is set to

(119.9 fps),

(59.94 fps), or

(29.97 fps). The

discrepancy is corrected automatically when [

Enable

] is set. This correction function is

called “drop frame.”

Enable

Corrects the discrepancy automatically by skipping time code numbers (DF: drop
frame).

Disable

The discrepancy is not corrected (NDF: non-drop frame).
Time codes are displayed as follows.

•

Enable (DF)

00:00:00. (Playback: 00:00:00.00)

•

Disable (NDF)

00:00:00: (Playback: 00:00:00:00)

Note

Drop frame is not used for

(100.0 fps),

(50.00 fps),

(25.00 fps),

(24.00 fps), or

(23.98 fps) frame rates. (The [

Drop frame

] setting item is

not displayed when

is set, or when [ :

Video system

]

is set to [

For PAL

].)

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