Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode)
The camcorder offers 3 recording modes. Changing the recording mode will change the recording time available on the memory. Select XP mode for better movie quality; select LP mode for longer recording times. The following table gives approximate recording times.
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FUNC.
[
STANDARD PLAY 6Mbps] 
Desired recording mode 
FUNC.
NOTES
•The camcorder uses a variable bit rate (VBR) to encode video so the actual recording times will vary depending on the content of the scenes.
•The camcorder retains the last setting
used even if you set the camcorder to
mode.
Zooming: Optical, Advanced and Digital Zoom
The camcorder offers three types of zoom: optical (37x), advanced (41x) and
digital ( 
/ 
/ 
2000x,
2300x, 
1800x). In 
mode, all three types are available. In
mode, the advanced zoom and
Approximate recording times for movies |
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Recording mode | XP | SP | LP | |
Memory |
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1 GB memory card | 10 min. | 20 min. | 35 min. | |
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2 GB memory card | 25 min. | 40 min. | 1 hr. 15 min. | |
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4 GB memory card | 55 min. | 1 hr. 20 min. | 2 hr. 35 min. | |
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1 hr. 50 min. | 2 hr. 45 min. | 5 hr. 10 min. | ||
8 GB memory card | ||||
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3 hr. 40 min. | 5 hr. 30 min. | 10 hr. 25 min. | ||
16 GB memory card | ||||
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32 GB memory card | 7 hr. 20 min. | 11 hr. 5 min. | 20 hr. 50 min. | |
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• When a recording exceeds 4 GB, it will be divided and saved as scenes smaller than 4 GB.
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