Rec Mode - Panasonic HDC-SD40 Owner's Manual

[D.ZOOM]
Set the maximum zoom ratio.
: [RECORD SETUP] # [D.ZOOM] # desired setting
[OFF]:
[50k]:
/
[1200k]:
[1500k]:
≥ The larger the digital zoom magnification, the more the image quality is degraded.

[REC MODE]

Switch the picture quality and recording format of the motion pictures to be recorded.
: [RECORD SETUP] # [REC MODE] # desired setting
*1
[HA]/[HG]/[HX] :
*2
[iFrame] :
*1 Recording will have higher quality in the order of [HA], [HG] and [HX].
*2 [iFrame] is a format suitable for Mac (iMovie'11). It is recommended for when using a
Mac.
≥ Recordable time using the battery (l 22)
≥ This function's default setting is [HG] mode.
≥ Please refer to page 114 about approximate recordable time.
≥ When the unit is moved a lot or moved quickly, or when a fast-moving subject is recorded
(particularly when recording in [HX] mode), mosaic-type noise may appear at playback.
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Optical zoom only (Up to 16.8k)
Digital zoom (Up to 50k)
Digital zoom (Up to 1200k)
Digital zoom (Up to 1500k)
Set the recording mode to AVCHD.
Set the recording mode to iFrame.