How do I convert HDV 1080p25 to HDCAM

Hi all,
I was working the backup camera on a music video. The DOP was using a Sony F750 HDCAM and I was on a Canon XHA1 ( 25f).
They producers have asked my to deliver in the same format as the main camera. I was intend to simply transcode out of quicktime but i can't find a setting for HDCAM, any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
Declan

HDCAM isn't a codec...it is a tape format. One that you can output to in a variety of ways. 720p23.98, 29.97, 59.94...1080i60, 1080psf 23.98. YOu need to ask them what format the other footage is so that you can output to match. Then you will need an HD Capture card to output the signal to the HDCAM deck...and really you should take it to a post facility that has an HDCAM deck because they are complicated as all get out. (I never do the output, I take it to a place and sit back and let them do it).
If they captured the footage already, ask them what format they want the footage from you for it to match. We are the LAST people to ask about this.
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