Hitachi DZ GX5020A Owners Guide - Page 145

English STORAGE CAPACITY OF DISC Movie recordable time on one disc (on single side) (when recording only movies) Recording quality XTRA FINE STD Movie recordable time Approx. 18 min *1 Approx. 30 min *2 Approx. 60 min *3 Application Best quality High quality Standard quality *1: Variable bit recording (recording of more than 18 minutes on disc may be possible because the transfer rate varies automatically between approx. 3 - 10 Mbps) *2: Fixed bit rate: Approx. 6 Mbps *3: Fixed bit rate: Approx. 3 Mbps Note: • If you record in XTRA mode at high temperatures, the DVD video camera/recorder will heat up and the maximum transfer rate will be limited to approx. 6 Mbps, so the best quality will not be obtainable. SIZE AND QUALITY OF PHOTOS The following table shows the file size and quality of one still (JPEG) recorded on card: Quality File size FINE Approx. 160 KB NORM Approx. 120 KB ECO Approx. 80 KB Application When image quality is prioritized Standard quality When number of stills is prioritized (quality will be slightly inferior) Although still images are recorded on DVD-RAM disc only in the FINE mode, the quality mode can be chosen when recording stills on card (p. 63). The file size of a photo recorded on DVD-RAM disc in "N" status is equal to or larger than that recorded on card using the FINE quality in "P". Note: • No still can be recorded on DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW disc. • Since the file size is restricted in all quality modes when recording photos on card (P), the quality of photos on card may be inferior to those recorded on DVD-RAM disc (N). RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON CARD Recording quality 32 MB FINE Approx. 180 NORM Approx. 240 ECO Approx. 370 64 MB Approx. 380 Approx. 500 Approx. 750 Capacity 128MB 256 MB Approx. 750 Approx. 1,500 Approx. 1,000 Approx. 2,000 Approx. 1,500 Approx. 3,000 512 MB Approx. 3,000 Approx. 4,000 Approx. 6,000 1 GB Approx. 6,000 Approx. 8,000 Approx. 12,000 (The numbers of recordable stills above are only for reference) 145