Hitachi DZ-MV270A Owners Guide - Page 58

Setting Up Record Functions

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Setting Up Record Functions Switching Movie Quality Mode Choose the movie quality from "XTRA" (only with DVD-RAM disc), "FINE", "STD" and "LPCM" (only with DVD-R disc). However, it is recommended that you record critical subjects in the "XTRA" or "FINE" mode when you are using a DVD-RAM disc, or in the "FINE" mode with a DVD-R disc. 1 Press the MENU button in the recording pause status. The menu screen will appear. 3 Use the joystick to select the desired quality mode, and then press the button. 2 Use the joystick to choose "VIDEO Mode" on the "Record Functions Setup" screen, and then press the button. 4 Press the MENU button. The menu screen will disappear. Options will be displayed on the right of "VIDEO Mode". The mark will be attached to the currently selected option. Movie quality mode Note: The "VIDEO Mode" setting will not change even after the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off. However, if "XTRA" has been set with DVD-RAM disc or "LPCM" has been set with DVDR disc, "FINE" will be set when the disc is changed. Block-like noise may appear in recorded image, or the outline of subject image is distored 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 •If the DVD video camera/recorder is panned or tilted greatly or rapidly •If subject is moving rapidly even when the DVD video camera/recorder is not moving (as in following figure on left) English (Image when block-like noise occurs) (Image without block-like noise) 58

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English
Switching Movie Quality Mode
Choose the movie quality from
XTRA
(only with DVD-RAM disc),
FINE
,
STD
and
LPCM
(only
with DVD-R disc).
However, it is recommended that you record critical subjects in the
XTRA
or
FINE
mode when you
are using a DVD-RAM disc, or in the
FINE
mode with a DVD-R disc.
1
Press the MENU button in the recording pause
status.
The menu screen will appear.
2
Use the joystick to
choose
VIDEO Mode
on the
Record Func-
tions Setup
screen, and
then press the
but-
ton.
Options will be displayed on the right of
VIDEO Mode
.
The
mark will be attached to the currently se-
lected option.
3
Use the joystick to select
the desired quality
mode, and then press
the
button.
4
Press the MENU button.
The menu screen will disappear.
Note:
The
VIDEO Mode
setting will not change
even after the DVD video camera/recorder is
turned off. However, if
XTRA
has been set with
DVD-RAM disc or
LPCM
has been set with DVD-
R disc,
FINE
will be set when the disc is changed.
Setting Up Record Functions
Block-like noise may appear in recorded image, or the outline of subject image is distored 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
If the DVD video camera/recorder is panned or tilted greatly or rapidly
If subject is moving rapidly even when the DVD video camera/recorder is not moving (as in following
figure on left)
(Image when block-like noise occurs)
(Image without block-like noise)
Movie quality mode