Suggestions for the user picture quality setting
• For normal recording or when you cannot decide which mode to choose.
Select "SP".
• When you need a longer recording time and video quality is not important
Select "LP", lower quality than "SP" in picture quality, but it can record longer.
• To record a high quality picture
Select "MN (Manual)" to set a desired bit rate. (See
quality is, but the shorter the recording length becomes. We recommend that you set this between 6.0 Mbps and
6.8 Mbps.
page 161.) The higher the bit rate, the better the picture
B
1 Press QUICK MENU.
Quick Menu appears.
QUICK MENU
2 Press
/
to select "User record quality,"
then press ENTER.
ENTER
3 Press
/
to select a media to be recorded,
then press ADJUST to select the setting
number.
e.g.
ENTER
See
page 53 for details on "Mode", "Rate" and "Audio
Quality".
4 Press ENTER.
The menu disappears.
ENTER
4
Press REC.
Recording starts.
REC
User record quality
Setting 1
– – –
HDD
DVD
Manual 6.6
L-PCM
SP
4.6
D/M1
Custom setting
Setting
Mode
Rate
Audio quality
1
Manual
6.6
L-PCM
2
SP
4.6
D/M1
3
LP
2.2
D/M1
4
Manual
6.0
D/M2
5
Manual
3.2
D/M1
Total recording time: approx. 71min.
(with 4.7 GB unused)
SETUP
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