works as the gateway to the functions of your camcorder.
xJPEG
JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, a still image data compression (data capacity reduction) standard. Your camcorder records still images in JPEG format.
xMPEG
MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, the group of standards for the coding (image compression) of video (movie) and audio. There are MPEG1 and MPEG2 formats. Your camcorder records movies with SD (standard definition) image quality in MPEG2 format.
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The latest image coding format standardized jointly by two international standardization organizations, the
xOPTION MENU
The OPTION MENU appears when (OPTION) is pressed, and allows quick access
to the functions available for your camcorder’s status at that time.
xOriginal
A movie recorded by your camcorder onto a disc is called an “original.”
xPickup lens
The component that optically reads signals from a recorded disc.
xPlaylist
A list of your favorite selected original movies.
xRecording image quality
The image quality, HD (high definition) or SD (standard definition), is selected for a disc in choices made during the formatting process. The higher the recording quality, the shorter the recording time of a disc.
xThumbnail
xUnfinalizing
The process of treating a finalized disc that has some unused recording capacity so that it can be recorded on again.
xVBR
VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate, the recording format for automatically controlling the bit rate (the volume of recording data in a given time segment) according to the scene being recorded. For
xVIDEO mode
One of the recording formats you can select when using a
xVISUAL INDEX
This function displays images of movies and still images you have recorded so that you can select those scenes you want to play back.
xVR mode
One of the recording formats you can select when using a
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