About video cassettes
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Selecting the cassette type
You can use both Hi8 |
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Hi8 |
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playback are carried out in the standard 8 mm | system. | ||||||
However, if you record on a Hi8 | video cassette in the LP mode, recording is | ||||||
carried out in the standard 8 mm | system. |
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If you play back a tape recorded on a different video recorder on your camcorder, the playback mode is automatically selected according to the format in which the tape has been recorded.
This Hi8 | system is an extension of the standard 8 mm system, and was | |||
developed to produce higher quality pictures. |
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You cannot play back a tape recorded in the Hi8 |
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recorders/players other than a Hi8 video recorder/player.
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When you play back
The playback mode (SP/LP) and system, Hi8 
or standard 8 mm are automatically selected according to the format in which the tape has been recorded. The quality of the recorded picture in the LP mode, however, will not be as good as the SP mode.
Foreign 8 mm video
Because TV color systems differ from country to country, you may not be able to play back foreign
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