Canon HF21, VIXIA HF21 Introduction Š

	Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode)
	The camcorder offers 5 recording modes. Changing the recording
	mode will change the recording time available on the memory. Select
	MXP or FXP mode for better movie quality; select LP mode for longer
	recording times. The following table gives approximate recording
	times.
Brackets [ ] are used to refer to	Operating modes:
menu options as they are		FUNC.		[	Standard Play 7 Mbps]		Desired recording mode
displayed on screen.			FUNC.
		NOTES
	• AVCHD discs containing scenes recorded in MXP mode cannot be cre-
The names of most buttons and		ated with the optional DW-100 DVD Burner. Use the software on the
		supplied Video Tools CD-ROM to back up such scenes.
switches are indicated within a	• The camcorder uses a variable bit rate (VBR) to encode video so the
“button” frame.		actual recording times will vary depending on the content of the scenes.
	• The camcorder retains the last setting used even if you set the cam-
For example FUNC. .		corder to				mode.

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

( 36). For a concise summary of all available menu options and

settings, refer to the appendix Menu Options Lists ( 137).

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 ( 34).

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