Hitachi DZ-HS803A - Manual (Page 75)

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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
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