Hitachi DZ-MV380A Owners Guide - Page 86

Setting Up Record Functions SWITCHING MOVIE QUALITY (VIDEO MODE) Choose the movie quality from "XTRA" (only with DVD-RAM disc), "FINE", "STD" and "LPCM" (only with DVD-R disc). It is recommended that you record critical subjects in the "XTRA" or "FINE" when you are using a DVDRAM disc, or in the "FINE" with a DVD-R disc. 1 Press the MENU button, choose "VIDEO Mode" on the "Record Functions Setup" menu screen, and then press the button. Record Func t i ons Setup V I DEO Mode Input Source PHOTO I n p u t Se l f T i mer OSD Ou t p u t ENTER RETURN XTRA F I NE STD RAM 2 Choose the desired quality mode, and then press the button. 3 Press the MENU button to end the setting. 0:00:00 REM 3 0 MIN Note: • The movie quality setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off. • The "VIDEO Mode" setting will not change even if the DVD-RAM disc is replaced with a DVD-R disc, or vice versa. 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. • When using DVD-R disc, you cannot switch the movie quality while recording on the disc: The DVD video camera/recorder will be automatically set to the movie quality first used with the disc for recording. • The movie quality setting is effective only during movie recording: Switching the movie quality will not work during still recording. Movie quality FINE 8 : 0 0 AM 9 / 3 0 / 2 00 3 English 86