Hitachi DZMV550A, DZMV580A Recordable Stills Photos on Card, Size and Quality of Photos

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RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON CARD

The number of recordable stills will vary depending on the recording quality: See page 97 for the setting of recording quality.

For DZ-MV550A

Capacity		Recording quality
	FINE		NORM	ECO
8 MB	Approx. 45		Approx. 95	Approx. 190
16 MB	Approx. 100		Approx. 200	Approx. 400
32 MB	Approx. 220		Approx. 440	Approx. 880
64 MB	Approx. 440		Approx. 880	Approx. 1,760
128MB	Approx. 880		Approx. 1,760	Approx. 3,520
256 MB	Approx. 1,760		Approx. 3,520	Approx. 7,040
512 MB	Approx. 3,520		Approx. 7,040	Approx. 14,080

For DZ-MV580A

Capacity		Recording quality
	FINE		NORM	ECO
8 MB	Approx. 8		Approx. 14	Approx. 20
16 MB	Approx. 22		Approx. 35	Approx. 50
32 MB	Approx. 50		Approx. 80	Approx. 110
64 MB	Approx. 100		Approx. 160	Approx. 220
128MB	Approx. 200		Approx. 320	Approx. 440
256 MB	Approx. 400		Approx. 640	Approx. 880
512 MB	Approx. 800		Approx. 1,280	Approx. 1,760

(The numbers of recordable stills above are only for reference)

Note:

•Cards used on other devices can be used on this DVD video camera/recorder.

•No movie or music data recorded on card can be checked, viewed or heard on this DVD video camera/ recorder. In addition, no such a data file can be displayed on this DVD video camera/recorder.

•Use the remaining display function to check the remaining free space on disc before use. See “Verifying Remaining Free Space on Disc or Card (Capacity)” on page 134.

•Some still data recorded on this DVD video camera/ recorder may not be playable on another device.

SIZE AND QUALITY OF PHOTOS

The pixel size of stills (JPEG) that can be recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder is as follows:

Model	Setting
	Camera input	External input
DZ-MV550A	640 × 480 pixels	640	× 480 pixels
DZ-MV580A	1,280 × 960 pixels	640	× 480 pixels

The following table shows the file size and quality of one still (JPEG) recorded on card:

Quality	File size		Application
	DZ-MV550A	DZ-MV580A
FINE	Approx.	Approx.	When image
	128 KB	512 KB	quality is
			prioritized
NORM	Approx.	Approx.	Standard quality
	64 KB	384 KB
ECO	Approx.	Approx.	When number of
	32 KB	256 KB	stills is prioritized
			(quality will be
			slightly inferior)

Although still images are recorded on DVD-RAM disc only in the FINE mode, the quality mode can be chosen when recording stills on card. (P. 97)

The file size of a photo recorded on DVD-RAM disc in “NPHOTO” status is equal to or larger than that recorded on card using the FINE quality in “PPHOTO”.

*JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group. JPEG is one of the photo image compression standards. It is widely used in digital still cameras since JPEG files can be used on ordinary PC. When this DVD video camera/recorder records on DVD-RAM disc in “NPHOTO” status, a JPEG photo will be recorded, along with a photo that conforms to the DVD video recording (DVD-VR) format which is used to be output to TV

(see “Terminology”, P. 160). Only JPEG photos will be recorded on SD memory card.

Note:

•No still can be recorded on DVD-R disc.

•Since the file size is restricted in all quality modes when recording photos on card (PPHOTO), the quality of

photos on card may be inferior to those recorded on DVD-RAM disc (NPHOTO).

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