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Reviewing the setting for video quality – GE XLG3 User Manual

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User Manual

Chapter 4 Setting Up the Software

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Reviewing the Setting for Video Quality

If you want to choose the video quality, you must change the setting before you record.
All videos are FMV (full-motion video) MPEG2 files.

To Change the Setting for Video Quality

1.

Press .

2.

Select Video Record > Recording Options > MPEG Quality.

3.

Select the desired setting:

MPEG2 High

MPEG2 Low

Whenever you record to a PC card, videos are always saved at MPEG2 Low
quality, even if this setting is MPEG2 High. If you record simultaneously to a
PC card and a DVD, videos are always saved at MPEG2 Low quality to both
media.

Decision Factors for Video Quality

When changing the video quality setting, consider these factors:

which quality level is required or preferred

how much storage space is available

how many files (images and videos) need to be stored

This table may help you determine the best settings for your situation.

MPEG Quality

Typical File Size

a

a. File size varies by image content. These sizes are based on typical NTSC images; PAL images are 10% larger.

Storage Capacities (Approx. Number of Seconds)

b

b. Audio files, which consume approx. 300 KB per second of video, are saved with video files.

100 MB

Internal Drive

c

c.

To learn how to check the available memory on your internal drive, see

“Reviewing Settings for the System”

on

page 42. The available memory also appears on the Recording Options screen; see

“Recording Live Video”

on

page 65.

512 MB Removable

Storage Device

4.3 GB

DVD

MPEG2 High

1 MB/s

100 s

512 s

4300 s

MPEG2 Low

0.5 MB/s

200 s

1024 s

8600 s