HD LPIncreases the recording time (Long Play) (AVC HD 5M (LP)).

bNotes

•If you record in the LP mode, details in scenes with quick movements may appear rough when you play back the movie.

zTips

•See page 10 for the expected recording time of each recording mode.

REC MODE

You can select a recording mode to record a movie with SD (standard definition) image quality from 3 levels.

SD HQRecords in high quality mode (SD 9M (HQ)).BSD SPRecords in standard quality mode (SD 6M (SP)).SD LPIncreases the recording time (Long Play) (SD 3M (LP)).

bNotes

•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 movie.

zTips

•See page 10 for the expected recording time of each recording mode.

NIGHTSHOT LIGHT

When using either the NightShot (p. 32) or [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] (p. 75) function to record, you can record clearer images by setting [NIGHTSHOT LIGHT], which emits infrared light (invisible), to [ON] (the default setting).

bNotes

•Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects (p. 32).

•Remove the conversion lens (optional).

•The maximum shooting distance using [NIGHTSHOT LIGHT] is about 3 m (10 feet).

WIDE SELECT

When recording with SD (standard definition) image quality, you can select the aspect ratio according to the TV connected. Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with your TV.

B16:9 WIDERecords images to the full screen on a 16:9 (wide) TV screen.4:3 ()Records images to the full screen on a 4:3 TV screen.

bNotes

•Set [TV TYPE] correctly according to the TV connected for playback (p. 67).

DIGITAL ZOOM

You can select the maximum zoom level in case you want to zoom to a level greater than 10 × (the default setting) during recording. Note that the image quality decreases when you use the digital zoom.

The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming factor. The zooming zone appears when you select the zooming level.

BOFFUp to 10 × zoom is performed optically.

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