12
Introduction
Selecting the Video Q
u
ality (Recording Mode)
The camcorder offer
s
4 recording mode
s
. Changing the recording
mode will change the recording time available on the memory.
S
elect
FXP or XP+ mode for better movie
q
uality;
s
elect LP mode for longer
recording time
s
. The following table give
s
approximate recording
time
s
.
NOTES
• The camcorder u
s
e
s
a variable bit rate (VBR) to encode video
s
o the
actual recording time
s
will vary depending on the content of the
s
cene
s
.
• The camcorder retain
s
the la
s
t
s
etting u
s
ed even if you
s
et the cam-
corder to
mode.
Operating mode
s
:
[
S
tandard Play 7 Mbp
s
]
De
s
ired recording
mode
FUNC.
FUNC.
Brac
k
et
s
[ ] are u
s
ed to refer to
menu option
s
a
s
they are
di
s
played on
s
creen.
indicate
s
that a function i
s
available in the operating mode indicated and
indicate
s
that the function i
s
not available. For a detailed explanation
refer to
Operating Modes
(
24).
The
arrow i
s
u
s
ed to abbreviate menu
s
election
s
. For a detailed
explanation on how to u
s
e the menu
s
, refer to
Using the Menus
(
28). For a conci
s
e
s
ummary of all available menu option
s
and
s
etting
s
, refer to the appendix
Menu Options Lists
(
122).
The name
s
of mo
s
t button
s
and
s
witche
s
are indicated within a
“button” frame.
For example
.
FUNC.
