Changing The Recording Mode - Canon MV MV4 Instruction Book

Changing the recording mode

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Choose from 4 recording modes: SP (standard play), 1.5× SP, 2× SP or 3× SP.
• Only SP and LP modes are available when the camcorder is set to CARD PLAY
mode.
Recording times (this example uses an 80-minute tape)
Standard recording
SP
80 min.
In SP and
and LP modes when being recorded to a tape.
You can't add sound (audio dubbing) or images (A/V insert: MV4i and MV4i
MC only) to a tape that has been recorded in a mode other than SP mode. If you
plan to use either of these functions later, record in SP mode.
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To change the recording mode, open the menu and select VCR SET
UP. Then select REC MODE, set it to LP,
menu.
About all 3 extended recording modes
• When recording and playing back tapes in one of the extended recording modes,
the nature of the tape and usage conditions may affect recording, mosaic-like
noise may appear in the image and the sound may be distorted during playback.
For important recordings, therefore, set the camcorder to SP mode.
• We recommend recording in SP mode when you plan to transfer images taken
with the camcorder to your PC.
• If you record in more than one mode on the same tape, the picture may become
distorted during playback and the time code may not be written correctly.
• A tape recorded in LP mode on other digital equipment may produce the
mosaic-like noise and the sound may become distorted when playing back on
this camcorder.
• A tape recorded in LP or
mosaic-like noise and the sound may become distorted when playing back on
other digital equipment.
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LP
1.5× SP
(120 min.)
LP modes, images data is compressed twice as much as in SP
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CARD
VCR
PLAY
VCR SET UP
LP mode on this camcorder may produce the
Extended recording
SP
2× SP
(160 min.)
REC MODE••••SP
SP or
LP
3× SP
(240 min.)
LP and close the