Additional Information; Usable Cassettes And Playback Modes; Selecting The Cassette Type - Sony CCD-TRV98 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

— Additional Information —

Usable cassettes and playback modes

Selecting the cassette type

You can use both Hi8 and standard 8 mm video cassettes on your camcorder. When you
use a Hi8 video cassette, recording and playback are carried out in the Hi8 system.
When you use a standard 8 mm video cassette, recording and playback are carried out
in the standard 8 mm system.
However, if you record on a Hi8 video cassette in the LP mode, recording is carried out
in the standard 8 mm system.
If you play back a tape recorded on a different video recorder on your camcorder, the
playback mode is automatically selected according to the format in which the tape has
been recorded.
This Hi8 system is an extension of the standard 8 mm system, and was developed to
produce higher quality pictures.
You cannot playback a tape recorded in the Hi8 system correctly on video recorders/
players other than a Hi8 video recorder/player.
When you play back
The playback mode (SP/LP) and system, Hi8 or standard 8 mm are automatically
selected according to the format in which the tape has been recorded. The quality of the
recorded picture in the LP mode, however, will not be as good as the SP mode.
Foreign 8 mm video
Because TV color systems differ from country to country, you may not be able to play
back foreign pre-recorded tapes. Refer to "Using your camcorder abroad" to check the
TV color systems used in foreign countries.
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