Samsung HMX-M20BP User Manual page 42

basic recording
• If power is interrupted or an error occurs during recording, the video may not be recorded/edited.
• Samsung is not responsible for any damage occured by a failure of normal recording or playback
operation because of memory card error.
• Note that damaged data cannot be recovered.
• Videos are compressed in the H.264 (MPEG-4.AVC) format.
• Eject the battery pack when you have finished recording to prevent unnecessary battery power
consumption.
• For the on-screen information display, see pages 20~23.
• For approximate recording time, see page 38.
• Sound is recorded from the internal stereo microphone at the bottom of the lens. Make sure that
the microphone is not blocked.
• Before recording an important video, make sure to test the recording function by checking if there
is any problem with the audio and video recording.
• The brightness of the LCD screen can be adjusted in the menu options. Adjusting the LCD screen
does not affect the image being recorded.
• For various functions available during recording, see "Recording menu items"
• Do not turn off the camcorder or remove the memory card while accessing the storage media.
Doing so may damage the storage media or the data in the storage media.
• If the power cable/battery is disconnected or recording is disabled during recording, the system is
switched to the data recovery mode. While data is being recovered, no other function is enabled.
After data recovery, the system will be switched to the STBY mode. When the recording time is
short, the data recovery might fail.
• The menu setting tabs shown on the LCD screen do not affect the image being recorded.
• In the Video/Photo Recording mode, you can set the Quick View menu option. The Quick View
icon appears when you have set the Quick View menu option to On.
• If you record videos continuously with 1080/50p, data loss may occur for several seconds between
the 1st recorded file and the 2nd recorded file.
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