Canon LEGRIA HFR16 Instruction Manual page 12

Brackets [ ] are used to refer to
menu options as they are
displayed on screen.
The names of most buttons and
switches are indicated within a
"button" frame.
FUNC.
For example
The arrow is used to abbreviate menu selections. For a detailed
explanation on how to use the menus, refer to Using the Menus
( 28). For a concise summary of all available menu options and
settings, refer to the appendix Menu Options Lists (
indicates that a function is available in the operating mode indicated and
indicates that the function is not available. For a detailed explanation
refer to Operating Modes (
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Introduction
Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode)
The camcorder offers 4 recording modes. Changing the recording
mode will change the recording time available on the memory. Select
FXP or XP+ mode for better movie quality; select LP mode for longer
recording times. The following table gives approximate recording
times.
Operating modes:
• The camcorder uses a variable bit rate (VBR) to encode video so the
• The camcorder retains the last setting used even if you set the cam-
.
24).
FUNC.
[ Standard Play 7 Mbps]
FUNC.
mode
NOTES
actual recording times will vary depending on the content of the scenes.
corder to mode.
122).
Desired recording