Hitachi DZ-MV730A Owners Guide - Page 28

Storage Capacity on Disc or Card RECORDABLE TIME OF MOVIE (VIDEO) The recordable time will vary depending on the video recording quality: See page 91 for the setting of video recording quality. Movie recordable time on one disc (on single side) (when recording only movies) Recording quality XTRA FINE STD Movie recordable time Approx. 18 min *1 Approx. 30 min *2 Approx. 60 min *3 Application Best quality High quality Standard quality *1: Variable bit recording (recording of more than 18 minutes may be possible because the transfer rate varies automatically between approx. 3 - 10 Mbps) *2: Fixed bit rate: Approx. 6 Mbps *3: Fixed bit rate: Approx. 3 Mbps Note: • No movie can be recorded on SD memory card. • Although the movie quality mode or wide-screen (16:9) mode can be changed midway for recording on DVD-RAM disc, it cannot be changed on DVD-R disc once the mode has been selected. • If you record in XTRA mode at high temperatures, the DVD video camera/recorder will heat up and the maximum transfer rate will be limited to approx. 6 Mbps, so the best quality will not be obtainable. • If a disc recorded is used at high temperatures, normal playback may be impossible: Turn the DVD video camera/ recorder off once, wait until the ambient temperature becomes lower, and then operate it again. RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON DISC ●Number of recordable stills on one side of disc DZ-GX20A: Can record up to approx. 750 photos. DZ-MV780A/DZ-MV730A: Can record up to approx. 999 photos. If the disc still has free space after recording the above maximum number of photos on it, movies can also be recorded on it. English 28