Panasonic VDR-M50GC, Instruction Manual

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Storage Capacity on Disc or Card
Recordable Time of Movie (Video)
The recordable time will vary depending on the recording quality: See page 81 for the setting of recording
quality.
Movie recordable time on one disc (on single side) (when recording only movies)
*1: Variable bit recording (recording of more than 18 minutes may be possible because the transfer rate varies
automatically between approx. 3-10 Mbps)
*2: Transfer rate: Approx. 6 Mbps
*3: Transfer rate: Approx. 3 Mbps
Note
:
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Audio in XTRA, FINE or STD mode is recorded in the
MPEG1 Audio Layer 2 format, which is the option
standard of DVD video standard.
•
No movie can be recorded on SD Memory Card or
MultiMediaCard.
•
When using DVD-R disc, you cannot switch the movie
quality while recording on the disc: The DVD Video
Camera will be automatically set to the movie quality first
used with the disc for recording.
Recording quality
Disc used
DVD-RAM DVD-R
XTRA Approx. 18 min
*1
No recording possible
FINE Approx. 30 min
*2
Approx. 30 min
*2
STD Approx. 60 min
*3
Approx. 60 min
*3
Image quality prioritized
Recording time prioritized
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