Finally upgraded to a decent prosumer camera and I'm trying to decipher what the manual is telling me about the many different formats it shoots and and the associated options. I keep seeing things like "There are two basic shooting modes: 720p and 1080i/p.", which I'm finding confusing. In my understanding, the "p" in 720p means progressive video and the "i" in 1080i means interlaced. So what do I make of 1080i/p?
On top of this, my camera shoots in "native" mode, which drops duplicate frames used in "over 60" formats. This will give me variations in the notation like:
- 720/24pN
- 720p Native 60 fps
- 1080i/24p
- 1080/24PN
Can someone give me a quick primer about frame rate vs data rate and explain how to read these notations? I'd appreciate it quite a bit.
Thanks!
