STANDARD SET

Settings while recording or other basic settings

(REC MODE/LCD SET/USB SPEED, etc.)

The default settings are marked with B. The indicators in parentheses appear when the item is selected.

See page 44 for details on selecting setup items.

REC MODE (Recording mode)

You can select an image quality of the movie from three levels.

BHQ ( HQ )

Records in high quality mode.

SP ( SP )

Records in standard quality mode.

LP ( LP )

Increases the recording time (Long Play).

Recordable time:

 

DCR-SR30E/

DCR-SR70E/

 

SR40E/SR50E/

 

SR80E

 

SR60E

 

 

HQ

approx.

approx.

7 hours 20 min.

14 hours 40 min.

 

 

 

 

SP

approx.

approx.

10 hours 50 min.

21 hours 40 min.

 

 

 

 

LP

approx.

approx.

20 hours 50 min.

41 hours 50 min.

 

 

 

 

•The recordable time varies depending on the subject.

•The remaining recordable time is displayed on the screen.

•The maximum number of recordable movies is 9,999.

•If you record in the LP mode, the quality of scenes may be degraded, or scenes with quick movements may appear with a block noise when you play back the images.

•When measuring media capacity, 1GB equals 1 billion bytes, a portion of which is used for data management.

VOLUME

See page 30.

MULTI-SOUND

You can select whether to play back audio recorded using [REC CTRL](p.69) with dual sound or stereo sound.

BSTEREO

Plays back with main and sub sound (or stereo sound).

1

Plays back with main sound or the left channel sound.

2

Plays back with sub sound or the right channel sound.

•The setting returns to [STEREO] after you remove the power source for more than five minutes.

MICREF LEVEL (DCR-SR50E/ SR60E/SR70E/SR80E)

You can select the microphone level for recording sound.

Select [LOW] when you want to record exciting and powerful sound in a concert hall, etc.

BNORMAL

Records various surround sounds, converting them into the same level.

LOW ( )

Records surround sound faithfully. This setting is not suitable for recording conversations.

•The setting returns to [NORMAL] after you remove the power source for more than five minutes.

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