Hitachi DZMV270A instruction manual Setting Up Record Functions, Switching Movie Quality Mode

Setting Up Record Functions

Switching Movie Quality Mode

Choose the movie quality from “XTRA” (only with DVD-RAM disc), “FINE”, “STD” and “LPCM” (only with DVD-R disc).

However, it is recommended that you record critical subjects in the “XTRA” or “FINE” mode when you are using a DVD-RAM disc, or in the “FINE” mode with a DVD-R disc.

1 Press the MENU button in the recording pause status.

The menu screen will appear.

2 Use the joystick to choose “VIDEO Mode” on the “Record Func- tions Setup” screen, and

then press the but- ton.

Options will be displayed on the right of “VIDEO Mode”.

The mark will be attached to the currently se- lected option.

3 Use the joystick to select the desired quality mode, and then press

the button.

4 Press the MENU button.

The menu screen will disappear.

Movie quality mode

Note: The “VIDEO Mode” setting will not change even after the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off. However, if “XTRA” has been set with DVD-RAM disc or “LPCM” has been set with DVD- R disc, “FINE” will be set when the disc is changed.

Block-like noise may appear in recorded image, or the outline of subject image is distored 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

•If the DVD video camera/recorder is panned or tilted greatly or rapidly

•If subject is moving rapidly even when the DVD video camera/recorder is not moving (as in following figure on left)

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

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