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- Additional Information - About video cassettes Selecting the cassette type You can use both Hi8 and standard 8 mm video cassettes on your camcorder. When you use a Hi8 video cassette, recording and playback are carried out in the Hi8 system. When you use a standard 8 mm video cassette, recording and playback are carried out in the standard 8 mm system. However, if you record on a Hi8 video cassette in the LP mode, recording is carried out in the standard 8 mm system. If you play back a tape recorded on a different video recorder on your camcorder, the playback mode is automatically selected according to the format in which the tape has been recorded. This Hi8 system is an extension of the standard 8 mm system, and was developed to produce higher quality pictures. You cannot play back a tape recorded in the Hi8 system correctly on video recorders/players other than a Hi8 video recorder/player. is a trademark. is a trademark. When you play back The playback mode (SP/LP) and system, Hi8 , or standard 8 mm are automatically selected according to the format in which the tape has been recorded. The quality of the recorded picture in the LP mode, however, will not be as good as the SP mode. Foreign 8 mm video Because TV color systems differ from country to country, you may not be able to play back foreign pre-recorded tapes. Refer to "Using your camcorder abroad" (p. 83) to check the TV color systems used in foreign countries. 80

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Additional Information
About video cassettes
Selecting the cassette type
You can use both Hi8
and standard 8 mm
video cassettes on your camcorder.
When you use a Hi8
video cassette, recording and playback are carried out in the
Hi8
system. When you use a standard 8 mm
video cassette, recording and
playback are carried out in the standard 8 mm
system.
However, if you record on a Hi8
video cassette in the LP mode, recording is
carried out in the standard 8 mm
system.
If you play back a tape recorded on a different video recorder on your camcorder, the
playback mode is automatically selected according to the format in which the tape has
been recorded.
This Hi8
system is an extension of the standard 8 mm
system, and was
developed to produce higher quality pictures.
You cannot play back a tape recorded in the Hi8
system correctly on video
recorders/players other than a Hi8 video recorder/player.
is a trademark.
is a trademark.
When you play back
The playback mode (SP/LP) and system, Hi8
, or standard 8 mm
are
automatically selected according to the format in which the tape has been recorded. The
quality of the recorded picture in the LP mode, however, will not be as good as the SP
mode.
Foreign 8 mm video
Because TV color systems differ from country to country, you may not be able to play
back foreign pre-recorded tapes. Refer to
Using your camcorder abroad
(p. 83) to
check the TV color systems used in foreign countries.