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Master Page: Right
Recording Mode
Following procedure is an example of the operation;
to change the position of the Recording Mode
Switch from “DV” to “MEMORY”.
1
Slide the Recording Mode
Switch to right.
●
The switch’s position is at
“SD”.
2
Slide the Recording Mode
Switch upward.
●
The switch’s position is at
“HD”.
3
Slide the Recording Mode
Switch to left.
●
The switch’s position is at
“MEMORY”.
Features for Video Recording Mode
DV:
Allows you to record on a tape in DV format (480i).
The camcorder records signals in the interlace scan
mode (half of 525 scanning lines at 1/60th of a
second).
The image will be recorded in an aspect ratio of 4:3.
The DV mode is suitable for playback on a
conventional 4:3-screen TV.
SD:
Allows you to record on a tape in MPEG2 format
(480p). The camcorder records signals in the
progressive scan mode (525 scanning lines at 1/60th
a second at one time)
The SD mode reduces flickering more effectively
than a recording in DV mode.
The image will be recorded in an aspect ratio of
16:9. The SD mode is suitable for playback on a
wide-screen TV or high definition TV.
HD:
Allows you to record on a tape in MPEG2 format
(720p). The camcorder records signals in the
progressive scan mode (750 scanning lines at 1/30th
of a second for recording and 1/60th of a second for
playback at one time)
The HD mode enables digital high definition
recording that offers higher picture quality than a
recording in SD or DV mode.
The image will be recorded in an aspect ratio of
16:9. The HD mode is suitable for playback on a
wide-screen TV or high definition TV.
Recording modes and features
There are some features which are not available
depending on the recording mode.
Yes: Available
No: Not Available
: Some features are not available.
MEMORY
MEMORY
MEMORY
Features
DV
SD
HD
Frame-By-Frame Playback
(
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pg. 24)
Yes
No
No
5-Second Recording (
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pg. 37)
Yes
No
No
Wipe Or Fader Effects (
墌
pg. 50)
Yes
Yes
Special Effects (
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pg. 51)
Yes
Yes
Slow-Motion Playback (
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pg. 59)
Yes
No
No
Playback Zoom (
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pg. 59)
Yes
No
No
Playback Special Effects
(
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pg. 60)
Yes
No
No
Audio Dubbing (
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pg. 60)
Yes
No
No
Insert Editing (
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pg. 61)
Yes
No
No
Random Assemble Editing
[R.A.Edit] (
墌
pg. 62)
Yes
No
No
Supported formats
Maximum continuous recording time
* Provided
Horizontal lines
Vertical lines
Aspect ratio
Frames per sec.
(REC)
Scan mode
Recording mode
1280
720
16:9
30
Progressive
HD
704
480
16:9
60
Progressive
SD
704
480
4:3
60
Interlaced
DV
Battery pack
Viewfinder on
LCD monitor on
DV mode
HD/SD mode
DV mode
HD/SD mode
BN-V416U
1 hr. 30 min.
1 hr. 15 min.
1 hr. 10 min.
1 hr.
BN-V428U*
2 hr. 50 min.
2 hr. 15 min.
2 hr. 10 min.
1 hr. 50 min.
BN-V840U
4 hr.
3 hr. 20 min.
3 hr. 10 min.
2 hr. 50 min.
BN-V856U
5 hr. 40 min.
4 hr. 50 min.
4 hr. 30 min.
4 hr.
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