Sony Handycam DCR-DVD408 Operating Manual page 66

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MOVIE SETTINGS
(Items for recording movies)
Touch
CD,
then
®.
If the item is not on the screen, touch
JJ../'f
to change the page.
How to set
1\
(HOME MENU)
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page 64
C.:(OPTION MENU)
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page 76
The default settings are marked with
~.
You can select from three levels of image
quality when recording a movie.
You can select an image quality of the
movie from three levels.
HQ
Records in high quality mode.
(9M (HQ))
~SP
Records in standard quality mode.
(6M (SP))
LP
Increases the recording time (Long Play).
(3M (LP))
" Notes
• If you record in the LP mode, the quality of
scenes may be degraded, or scenes with quick
movements may appear with a block noise when
you play back the disc.
'Q'Tips
• See page 14 on the expected recording time of
each recording mode.
When using either the NightShot (p. 38) or
[SUPER NIGHTSHOT] (p. 81) function to
record, you can record clearer images by
setting [NIGHTS HOT LIGHT], which
emits infrared light (invisible), to [ON] (the
default setting).
" Notes
• Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers
or other objects (p. 115).
• Remove the conversion lens (optional).
• The maximum shooting distance using
[NIGHTSHOT LIGHT] is about 3 m (10 feet).
You can select the maximum zoom level in
case you want to zoom to a level greater
than
10 x
(the default setting) during
recording. Note that the image quality
decreases when you use the digital zoom.
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The right side of the bar shows the digital
zooming factor. The zooming zone appears
when you select the zooming level.
~OFF
Up to 10 x zoom is performed optically.
20x
Up to lOx zoom is performed optically,
and after that, up to 20
x
zoom is
performed digitally.
80x
(DCR-DVD408/DVD808)
Up to 10 x zoom is performed optically,
and after that, up to 80
x
zoom is
performed digitally.