Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode)

The camcorder offers 4 recording modes. Changing the recording mode will change the recording time available on the memory. Select FXP or XP+ mode for better movie quality; select LP mode for longer recording times. The following table gives approximate recording times.

Operating modes:

Brackets [ ] are used to refer to

menu options as they are

 

 

FUNC.

 

[

 

 

Standard Play 7 Mbps]

 

Desired recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed on screen.

 

 

mode

 

 

FUNC.

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The names of most buttons and

 

• The camcorder uses a variable bit rate (VBR) to encode videoso the

 

 

actual recording times will vary depending on the content of the scenes.

 

 

switches are indicated within a

• The camcorder retains the last setting used even if you set the cam-

“button” frame.

 

corder to

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For example FUNC. .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The arrow is used to abbreviate menu selections. For a detailed explanation on how to use the menus, refer to Using the Menus

( 31). For a concise summary of all available menu options and settings, refer to the appendix Menu Options Lists ( 130).

indicates that a function is available in the operating mode indicated and indicates that the function is not available. For a detailed explanation

refer to Operating Modes ( 27).

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