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Video Parameters < Main Menu
Video Mode [ Bitrate or Quality ]
Video compression modes.
Bitrate | – dictates a constant data rate. |
Video compression (and hence, video quality) expands or | |
contracts as necessary to maintain the data rate constant. | |
Quality | – Sets a constant compression level, ensuring a defined level of quality regardless of |
| how much data that level requires. |
Note: Excess Bitrate and Quality settings can cause memory buffer overload, and stop recording, a red ! will show on the OSD.
Video Bitrate [ 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2, 2.5, 3 ]
The compression factor for Bitrate compression. 0.25 is the most compressed / least quality and 3 is the least compressed/best quality.
| Video Quality | [ 1 - 99 ] < Video Parameters < Main Menu |
The compression factor for Quality compression. 1 is the most compressed / least quality and 99 is the least compressed / best quality.
| Clear Video Params on Start? | Enable [•] / Disable [ ] |
When enabled this will clear all your custom video compression settings back to the camera's own defaults on startup.
Enable [•] / Disable [ ] < Video Parameters
Only a few cameras are supported. Pause and unpause video by pressing LEFT / RIGHT while recording. Note: When using this function the remaining
| Video Quality Control ? | Enable [•] / Disable [ ] |
When enabled, using the UP / DOWN button will increase or decrease video quality or
Enable [•] / Disable [ ] < Video Parameters
This feature allows you to use the camera’s optical zoom during video recordings.
Enable [•] / Disable [ ]
To eliminate focus mechanism noise. Please note that the zoom mechanism sound is very loud in video, which is probably why it was disabled by the manufacturer.
AF key < Video Parameters < Main Menu
(Shutter button - half press, or FUNC.SET button) During video recording: camera makes a single autofocus scan.