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Additional information
Usable cassettes and playback modes
Selecting cassette types
This Hi8 system is an extension of the standard 8 mm system, and was developed to
realize higher picture quality.
You can use either Hi8 or standard 8 mm video cassette for this camera. When you use
a Hi8 video cassette, the recording is made in the Hi8 system. When you use a standard
8 mm video cassette, the recording is made in the standard 8 mm system. Standard 8
mm video cassette is incapable of recording in the Hi8 system.
If you intend to use a standard 8 mm video recorder/player to play back a video tape,
you are required to use a standard 8 mm video cassette for recording.
What is video Hi8
“XR”, that is an abbreviation of “Extended Resolution”, represents the new type of 8
mm camcorder that has the property to realize more quality picture compared with the
conventional camcorders including the Hi8 models. You can record and play back
pictures more clearly in detail with the “XR” camcorder.
Video tape recorded by a camcorder having the “XR” function shows excellent picture
quality at maximum when it is played back by the “XR” camcorder.
When video tape recorded by this “XR” camcorder is played back by a conventional
Hi8 camcorder or when video tape recorded by a conventional Hi8 camcorder is played
back by this “XR” camcorder, the playback picture quality is in the normal quality of
the Hi8 camcorder.
When you play back
The playback mode (SP/LP) and system (Hi8/standard 8 mm) are selected
automatically according to the format in which the tape has been recorded. The quality
of the recorded picture in LP mode, however, will not be as good as that in SP mode.
Note on AFM HiFi stereo
When you play back a tape, the sound will be in monaural if:
•You record the tape using this camcorder, then play it back on an AFM HiFi monaural
video recorder/player.
•You record the tape on an AFM HiFi monaural video recorder, then play it back on
this camcorder.
Foreign 8 mm video
Because the TV color systems differ from country to country, you may not be able to
play back foreign pre-recorded tapes. Refer to the list of “Using your camcorder
abroad” to check the TV color system of foreign countries.
