Video Cassettes

Usable Cassettes

You can use the mini DV cassette only. You cannot use any other h8 mm, HHi8, jVHS, kS- VHS, ￿VHSC, KS-VHSC , lBetamax or ¬ED Beta cassette.

Copyright Signal

When You Play Back

Using this camcorder, you cannot play back a tape that has recorded a copyright control signals for copyright protection of software. “COPY INHIBIT” appears on the TV or in the viewfinder if you try to play back such a tape. This camcorder does not record copyright control signals on the tape when it records.

When You Record

You cannot use this camcorder and the DV connecting cable to copy a tape that has recorded the copyright control signals for copyright protection of software. "COPY INHIBIT" appears on the TV or in the viewfinder if the play back signal of such a tape is input to this camcorder.

Audio mode

The camcorder records sound in stereo 1 only in 12-bit mode (32 kHz), but can play back sound recorded in either stereo 1 or 2. Moreover, it can also play back sound recorded in 16-bit mode (32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz).

We recommend to use an ME cassette

You can get the highest quality pictures with this camcorder using an ME cassette which is the highest quality cassette.

You may not get as good quality with lesser quality cassettes.

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