Hitachi DZ-HS903A Owners Guide - Page 75

Changing the Movie, Quality VIDEO Mode, Recording Movies for, Wide-Screen TVs

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Various Recording Techniques HDD RAM -RW (VR) -RW (VF) R +RW Changing the Movie Quality (VIDEO Mode) You can change the movie recording quality to make high quality recordings or lower the quality to record over longer periods of time. HDD movie quality and recordable time (DZ-HS903A) Video Mode Quality Recordable time XTRA* Best Approx. 7 hrs. FINE High Approx. 11 hrs. STD Extended recording Approx. 23 hrs. (DZ-HS803A) Video Mode Quality Recordable time XTRA* Best Approx. 1 hr. 50 mins. FINE STD High Extended recording Approx. 3 hrs. Approx. 6 hrs. DVD movie quality and recordable time Video Mode Quality Recordable time XTRA* Best Approx. 18 mins. FINE High Approx. 30 mins. STD Extended recording Approx. 60 mins. * In high temperature environments, the image quality may be degraded to an FINE equivalent. Switching movie quality 1 During record pause, press MENU. Select "Record Functions Setup" 2 "VIDEO Mode" a movie quality option Press the confirmation button to confirm, then MENU to end. The selected movie quality will be 3 displayed in the LCD monitor (p.42). • The movie quality setting is retained in memory even if the power is turned off. HDD RAM -RW (VR) -RW (VF) R +RW Recording Movies for Wide-Screen TVs (16:9) If you intend to view recorded movies on a wide-screen TV (aspect ratio 16:9), set "16:9" to "On" before recording. (When "16:9" is set to "Off", movies are recorded in 4:3 aspect ratio.) The image appearing on the LCD screen differs according to the "16:9" setting as follows. 75

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Various Recording Techniques
HDD movie quality
and recordable time
(DZ-HS903A)
(DZ-HS803A)
DVD movie quality
and recordable time
* In high temperature environments, the
image quality may be degraded to an
FINE equivalent.
Switching movie quality
Changing the Movie
Quality (VIDEO Mode)
You can change the movie recording
quality to make high quality
recordings or lower the quality to
record over longer periods of time.
Video
Mode
Quality
Recordable time
XTRA*
Best
Approx. 7 hrs.
FINE
High
Approx. 11 hrs.
STD
Extended
recording
Approx. 23 hrs.
Video
Mode
Quality
Recordable time
XTRA*
Best
Approx. 1 hr.
50 mins.
FINE
High
Approx. 3 hrs.
STD
Extended
recording
Approx. 6 hrs.
Video
Mode
Quality
Recordable time
XTRA*
Best
Approx. 18 mins.
FINE
High
Approx. 30 mins.
STD
Extended
recording
Approx. 60 mins.
HDD
RAM
-RW (VR)
R
-RW (VF)
+RW
1
During record pause, press
MENU
.
2
Select “Record Functions Setup”
“VIDEO Mode”
a movie quality
option
3
Press the confirmation button to
confirm, then
MENU
to end.
The selected movie quality will be
displayed in the LCD monitor
(p.42).
The movie quality setting is
retained in memory even if the
power is turned off.
Recording Movies for
Wide-Screen TVs
(16:9)
If you intend to view recorded movies
on a wide-screen TV (aspect ratio
16:9), set “16:9” to “On” before
recording. (When “16:9” is set to
“Off”, movies are recorded in 4:3
aspect ratio.)
The image appearing on the LCD
screen differs according to the “16:9”
setting as follows.
HDD
RAM
-RW (VR)
R
-RW (VF)
+RW