Changing The Recording Mode - Canon ZR30 MC Instruction Manual

Changing the recording mode

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 (VCR) mode.
Recording times (this example uses an 80-minute tape)
Standard recording
SP
80 min.
In SP and LP modes, image data is compressed twice as much as in SP and
LP modes when being recorded to a tape.
You can't add sound (audio dubbing) or images (AV insert) 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.
,
+
TAPE CAMERA
VCR SET UP
( 37)
To change the recording mode, open the menu and select VCR SET UP. Then
select REC MODE, set it to LP,
Notes:
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.
• 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.
About SP and
• The image quality of recordings done in
than that of those done in SP or LP modes.
• A cassette recorded in
camcorder not equipped with that mode.
LP
1.5× SP
(120 min.)
PLAY
+
TAPE
(VCR)
REC MODE••••SP
SP or
LP mode on this camcorder may produce the
LP modes
SP or LP mode cannot be played back on a
Extended recording
SP
2× SP
(160 min.)
,
PLAY
+
CARD
(VCR)
LP and close the menu.
SP or LP modes will be lower
E
LP
3× SP
(240 min.)
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