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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