Selecting The Video Quality; Zooming - Canon HF10 Instruction Manual

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
table below gives approximate
recording times.
FUNC.
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FUNC.
[ STANDARD PLAY 7 Mbps]
Desired recording mode
FUNC.
NOTES
• 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.
Approximate recording times
Recording mode
Memory
Built-in
memory
2 GB memory card
4 GB memory card
8 GB memory card
* Recorded in 1,920 x 1,080 resolution. Movies recorded using other recording modes are
recorded in 1,440 x 1,080 resolution.
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FXP* XP+
2 hr. 5 min. 2 hr. 50 min.
15 min. 20 min.
30 min. 40 min.
1 hr. 1 hr. 25 min.
• The camcorder retains the last setting
used even if you set the camcorder to
mode.

Zooming

mode: In addition to the optical
zoom, digital zoom is also available
( 87).
W T
W Zoom out
SP
4 hr. 45 min.
35 min.
1 hr. 10 min.
2 hr. 20 min.
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W T
T Zoom in
Default value
LP
6 hr. 5 min.
45 min.
1 hr. 30 min.
3 hr.
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