Recording

•Movie images are compressed in H.264 (MPEG-4.AVC) format.

•Eject the battery pack when you have finished recording to prevent unnecessary battery power consumption.

•For on-screen information display, see page 18.

•For approximate recording time, see page 28.

•You can record movie images using the remote control.

•Sound is recorded from the internal stereo microphone at the bottom of the lens. Make sure that this microphone is not blocked.

•Before recording an important movie, make sure to test the recording function by checking if there is any problem with the audio and video recording.

•For various functions available during recording, see “RECORDING MENU ITEMS” on pages 55-67.

•Do not operate the power switch or remove the memory card while accessing the storage media. Doing so may damage the storage media or the data on storage media.

•If the power cable/battery is disconnected or recording is disabled during recording, the system is switched to the data recovery mode. While data is being recovered, no other function is enabled. After data recovery, the system will be switched to the STBY mode. When the recording time is short, the data may fail to be recovered.

•Menu tab is not available during recording.

•You can select the resolution of movie image to be recorded. page 63

•What’s the [SD] Slow Motion? page 63

-You can record movie images as a slow motion. “[SD] Slow Motion” is great for analyzing a golf swing or a viewing a bird in flight.

-When recording in slow motion the recording stops after 10 seconds but when you playback the same recording it plays back for 50 seconds.

-Recording will stop after 10 seconds even if the Recording start/stop button is pressed to stop.

-Voice is not recorded while recording in SD Slow Motion.

-While recording in [SD] Slow Motion, recording image is not displayed on the TV screen.

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VP-HMX20C/CAN, VP-HMX20C/NWT, VP-HMX20C/EDC, VP-HMX20C/XEK, VP-HMX20C/XEU specifications

The Samsung VP-HMX20C is a compact and versatile camcorder that is designed to meet the needs of both amateur and professional videographers. This device is available in several variants, including VP-HMX20C/XER, VP-HMX20C/XEE, VP-HMX20C/XEU, VP-HMX20C/XEK, and VP-HMX20C/EDC, each catering to specific markets or regions.

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