Selecting The Video Quality (Recording Mode) - Canon VIXIA HF R20 Instruction Manual

• Be sure to save your recordings regularly (0 116), especially after
making important recordings. Canon shall not be liable for any loss or
corruption of data.
NOTES
• The zoom, Quick Start function, power saving modes, etc. operate the
same way in
AUTO Mode (0 43).

Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode)

The camcorder offers 5 recording modes. Changing the recording
mode will change the recording time available on the memory. Select
MXP or FXP mode for better movie quality; select LP mode for longer
recording times. The following table gives approximate recording
times.
Operating modes:
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[FUNC.]
Desired recording mode
NOTES
• Scenes recorded in MXP mode cannot be saved onto AVCHD discs.
Save such scenes onto Blu-ray discs or use the supplied PIXELA's
VideoBrowser to back up such scenes. If you use PIXELA's Video-
Browser, however, scenes will be converted to FXP mode quality.
• The camcorder uses a variable bit rate (VBR) to encode video so the
actual recording times will vary depending on the content of the scenes.
• The camcorder retains the last setting used even if you set the cam-
corder to
mode as in
8
8
[MENU]
mode.
mode. For details, refer to Smart
8
[Recording Mode]
8
[a]
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