Setting Up Record Functions; Switching Movie Quality (Video Mode) - Hitachi DZ-MV730A 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. (p. 28)
1
Press the MENU
button, use "Operating
Menu" (p. 64) 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.
Movie quality
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)
Note
Re c o r d F u nc t i on s S e t u p
• The movie quality setting will be stored in memory
V I DEO Mode XTRA
1 6 : 9 F I NE
I n p u t Sou r ce STD
• The "VIDEO Mode" setting will not change even if the
OSD Ou t p u t
ENTER RETURN RAM
• When using DVD-R disc, you cannot switch the
• The movie quality setting is effective only during
0 : 0 0 : 0 0
REM 3 0 MIN
8 : 0 0 AM
FINE 9 / 3 0 / 2 0 0 5
:
even when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned
off.
disc is replaced.
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.
movie recording: The setting will not be displayed
during recording of stills.
(Image without block-like noise)
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