Useful Features

Camera Recording

Recording in LP (Long

5 Press the MENU button to turn off the

Play Recording) Mode

menu screen.

• The long play recording mode

Available mode:

indicator only appears when the on-

screen indicators are turned on.

Tape Camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This camcorder allows you to record in LP

 

 

 

L P

 

P A U S E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Long Play Recording) mode for approxi-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mately 50% more recording time with the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

same picture quality as that in SP (Standard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play Recording) mode.

 

Long play recording

mode indicator

Useful Features

1 In Tape Camera mode, press the MENU button to display the menu screen.

2 Press l or m on the Operation button to select T, then press the centre of the Operation button.

3 Press l or m to select “TAPE SPEED”, then press the centre of the Operation button.

S E T T I N G

1

 

 

 

 

Q K . R E T U R N

 

 

 

 

W I D E

MOD E

 

 

 

 

D G T L

Z O OM

 

S P

 

 

T A P E S P E E D

 

 

 

R E T U R N

 

L P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 Press l or m to select “LP”, then press the centre of the Operation button.

T AP E SP E E D LP

To return to SP mode

Select “SP” in step 4 above.

Notes on the use of LP mode

To record in LP mode, be sure to use a Mini DV cassette labelled for use with LP mode.

Frozen images, mosaic-pattern picture noise, audio interruptions or audio loss may occur in the following cases:

—When using a tape which is not designated for use with LP mode.

—When a tape recorded in LP mode under high temperature conditions is played back.

—When a tape recorded in LP mode with the camcorder is played back on a Mini DV player or camcorder from another manufacturer.

—When a tape recorded in LP mode is played back on a Mini DV player or camcorder without an LP function.

Audio dubbing is not possible with LP mode recording.

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Sharp VL-Z500E operation manual Recording in LP Long, Play Recording Mode, Ap E Sp E E D Lp, To return to SP mode