Glossary - Hitachi DZ-BD70E Instruction Manual

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Glossary

Audio feedback
A screeching noise which may be
produced when the camcorder is
connected to a TV or speakers. To
prevent the noise, keep a distance
between the camcorder and the TV or
speakers, or turn off the volume of the
connected device.
Double-sided disc
A disc which allows recording on both
sides.
Finalise
The process of enabling you to play back
BD-R/DVD-RW (VF mode)/DVD-R/
+RW recorded on this camcorder using
other BD/DVD recorders/players.
Formatting
The process of preparing a disc for use by
creating an empty file system. This is also
known as initialising a disc.
HDMI output terminal
Connects the camcorder to a TV.
The HDMI output terminal provides
better picture quality on the connected
TV than the component jacks.
HD movie image quality/
HD image quality
Refers to hi-vision image quality. HD is
an abbreviation for High Definition.
NTSC
NTSC is one of the standard colour
television systems.
NTSC is in use in the United States,
Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, the
Philippines, Central and South America,
and some other countries.
PAL
PAL is one of the standard colour
television systems.
PAL is in use in Europe, China, and some
other countries.
SD memory card
A memory card standard for recording
images. This camcorder allows for
recording still images to SD memory
card.
SD movie image quality/
SD image quality
Refers to an image quality standard that
is not hi-vision. SD is an abbreviation for
Standard Definition.
Single-sided disc
A disc which allows recording on one
side only.
VF (Video) mode
One of two modes for using a DVD-RW
disc.
You need to finalise a DVD-RW disc in
VF mode before playing it back on
another device. After finalising, you
cannot make additional recordings on the
DVD-RW disc, regardless of its free
space. The advantage of VF mode is that
it is highly compatible with other DVD
players.
VR mode
One of two modes for using a DVD-RW
disc.
The advantage of VR mode is that you
can edit (split, delete and combine)
movies using the camcorder, and, by
deleting unnecessary scenes, you can free
up space for more recording.
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