Working With the Right Media
Mini DV Cassettes
This camcorder is designed to work exclusively with digital video cassettes. Only cassettes marked with a Mini DV logo can be used with this unit. Also keep in mind that this camcorder is not compatible with other digital media formats.
Note: For details on loading and unloading cassettes into the digital camcorder, see page 6 in this manual.
Erase Protection Tab
You can use your videocassettes over and over again. To erase a previous recording, make sure that the Erase Protection Tab is set to REC. To protect a cassette from being recorded over, move the Erase Protection Tab to SAVE.
Recording and Playback Speeds and Times
The camcorder records and plays back in Standard Play (SP) or Long Play (LP) mode. Select the recording speed using the
The selected speed is displayed on screen but not in the recording. The maximum SP and LP recording times for popular Mini DV cassettes are shown.
Erase
Protection Tab
Slide tab to SAVE to protect contents, or REC to use.
• | SP | Provides the best picture |
| (less picture noise), but the | |
| shortest recording time (as few as | |
| 30 minutes). | |
• | LP | Provides the longest |
| recording times (up to 120 | |
| minutes with an | |
| but has more potential picture | |
| noise than SP in normal playback. | |
| Recording Time | |
Cassette | SP | LP |
30 min. | 30 min. | 45 min. |
60 min. | 60 min. | 90 min. |
80 min. | 80 min. | 120 min. |
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