Selecting The Recording Mode; Zooming - Canon HG10 Instruction Manual

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Selecting the Recording Mode

The camcorder offers 4 recording
modes. Changing the recording mode
will change the recording time available
on the hard disk. Select HXP or XP
mode for better movie quality; select LP
mode for longer recording times. The
following table gives approximate
recording times.
Recording Mode
* Movies can be recorded continuously for
about 13 hours.
STANDARD PLAY 7 Mbps
FUNC.
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1
FUNC.
Press .
2
Press or to select the
recording mode icon.
3
Press or to select the desired
recording mode.
4
FUNC.
Press again to save the
setting and close the menu.
NOTES
• Recording in LP mode gives you a
longer recording time; however,
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Recording Time
5 hr. 30 min.
9 hr. 30 min.
11 hr. 30 min.
15 hr.*
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Default value
depending on the scene being
recorded, the picture and sound
recorded in LP mode may be distorted.
We recommend using HXP or XP mode
for important recordings. If necessary,
initialize the hard disk (
• The camcorder uses a variable bit rate
(VBR) when encoding the video data so
the actual recording times will vary
depending on the content of the scenes.

Zooming

POINTS TO CHECK
: In addition to the optical
zoom, digital zoom is also available
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W T
W Zoom out
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W T
T Zoom in