Setting Up Record Functions; Switching Movie Quality (Video Mode) - Hitachi DZ-HS403 Instruction Manual

Setting Up Record Functions

SWITCHING MOVIE QUALITY (VIDEO MODE)

Choose the movie quality from "XTRA", "FINE", "STD".
It is recommended that you record critical subjects in the "XTRA" or "FINE" mode.
1
Press the MENU button, use the f/e/
d/c/A buttons to choose "VIDEO
Mode" on the "Record Functions Setup"
menu screen, and then press the A button.
2
Choose the desired quality mode, and then
press the A button.
3
Press the MENU button to end the setting.
Block-like noise may appear in recorded image, or the outline of subject image is distorted under the
recording conditions listed below. Pan the DVD video camera/recorder as slowly as possible (Block
noise is likely to appear in the "STD" mode):
• If there is a complicated pattern in background (as in following figure on left);
• If the DVD video camera/recorder is moved excessively or quickly;
• If subject is moving rapidly even when the DVD video camera/recorder is not moving.
(Image when block-like noise occurs)
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Note
• The movie quality setting will be stored in memory
even when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned
off.
• The "VIDEO Mode" setting will not change even if the
DVD is replaced.
• When using DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R, you cannot
switch the setting on movie quality or wide-screen
mode while recording on the disc: The DVD video
camera/recorder will be automatically set to the movie
quality or wide-screen mode first used with the disc
for recording.
• When using a DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R/+RW:
You cannot specify the combination of "VIDEO Mode:
STD" and "16:9 On"(p. 84). If you specify "16:9 On"
and try to switch the VIDEO Mode to STD from XTRA
or FINE, the screen will automatically switch to the
4:3-aspect ratio display.
• The movie quality setting is effective only during
movie recording: The setting will not be displayed
during recording of stills.
(Image without block-like noise)