Hitachi DZ-HS500SW Setting Up Record Functions, Switching Movie Quality Video Mode

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Setting Up Record Functions

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SWITCHING MOVIE QUALITY (VIDEO MODE)

Choose the movie quality from “XTRA”, “FINE”, “STD”.

It is recommended that you record critical subjects in the “XTRA” or “FINE” mode.

1Press the MENU button, use the 2/1/ 0///buttons to choose “VIDEO Mode” on the “Record Functions Setup” menu screen, and then press the button.

2 Choose the desired quality mode, and then press the button.

3 Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

•The movie quality setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

•The “VIDEO Mode” setting will not change even if the DVD is replaced.

•When using DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R, you cannot switch the setting on movie quality or wide-screen mode while recording on the disc: The DVD video camera/recorder will be automatically set to the movie quality or wide-screen mode first used with the disc for recording.

•When using a DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R/+RW: You cannot specify the combination of “VIDEO Mode: STD” and “16:9 On”(p. 79). If you specify “16:9 On” and try to switch the VIDEO Mode to STD from XTRA or FINE, the screen will automatically switch to the 4:3-aspect ratio display.

•The movie quality setting is effective only during movie recording: The setting will not be displayed during recording of stills.

Block-like noise may appear in recorded image, or the outline of subject image is distorted under the recording conditions listed below. Pan the DVD video camera/recorder as slowly as possible (Block noise is likely to appear in the “STD” mode):

•If there is a complicated pattern in background (as in following figure on left);

•If the DVD video camera/recorder is moved excessively or quickly;

•If subject is moving rapidly even when the DVD video camera/recorder is not moving.

(Image when block-like noise occurs) (Image without block-like noise)

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