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Types of recording modes and changing the recording modes

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Selecting the Video Quality

The camcorder offers 3 recording modes. Changing the recording mode will change the recording time available on the memory. Select XP mode for better movie quality; select LP mode for longer recording times. The following table gives approximate recording times.

Caution

For approximate recording times, see Movie-recording Times .

Changing the recording modes

1. Press ⋖FUNC.⋗ button

2. Select [ Standard Play 6 Mbps ].

3. Select desired recording mode, and then press ⋖SET⋗ button.

4. Press ⋖FUNC.⋗ button to close the menu.

Caution

The camcorder uses a variable bit rate (VBR) to encode video so the actual recording times will vary depending on the content of the scenes.
The camcorder retains the last setting used even if you set the camcorder to mode.
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