Hitachi DZ-MV230A Owners Guide - Page 26

Disc Storage Capacity The movies and stills that can be recorded on an 8 cm disc used in this DVD video camera/recorder are as follows: Prepare discs according to the scheduled recording time and conditions. ● DVD-RAM disc storage capacity Recordable time of movies on DVD-RAM disc Movie quality mode XTRA (VBR*1) FINE (MPEG2, approx. 6 Mbps) STD (MPEG2, approx. 3 Mbps) Recordable time approx. 36-120 minutes(varies depending on the subject) approx. 60minutes approx. 120 minutes *1 VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate. * When recording only movies (containing video and audio) * The total recordable time is half on each side of disc. Number of recordable stills on DVD-RAM disc Up to 999 stills per side (when recording only stills) ● Recordable time on DVD-R disc Movie quality mode FINE (MPEG2, approx. 6 Mbps) STD (MPEG2, approx. 3 Mbps) LPCM* (MPEG2, Audio: LPCM) Recordable time approx. 30 minutes/side approx. 60 minutes/side approx. 30 minutes/side • When using DVD-R disc, no still image can be recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder. • When using DVD-R disc, the recording quality mode first used for recording on that disc is a fixed mode: It cannot be changed on that disc. * In FINE or STD mode, the audio is recorded in the MPEG audio layer 2 format, which is an optional format of DVD video standard. If you intend to finalize a DVD-R disc and use it on a DVD player that is not compatible with MPEG audio layer 2, record in the LPCM mode on this DVD video camera/recorder. If the disc still has free space after recording 999 stills, movie can be recorded. English 26