Sony CCD-TRV37 - Manual (Page 63)

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Additional Information
— Additional Information —
Usable cassettes and playback modes
Selecting the cassette type
– CCD-TRV67/TRV87 only
You can use both Hi8 and standard 8 mm video cassettes on your camcorder. When you
use a Hi8 video cassette, recording and playback are carried out in the Hi8 system.
When you use a standard 8 mm video cassette, recording and playback are carried out
in the standard 8 mm system.
However, if you record on a Hi8 video cassette in the LP mode, recording is carried out
in the standard 8 mm system.
If you play back a tape recorded on a different video recorder on your camcorder, the
playback mode is automatically selected according to the format in which the tape has
been recorded.
This Hi8 system is an extension of the standard 8 mm system, and was developed to
produce higher quality pictures.
You cannot playback a tape recorded in the Hi8 system correctly on video recorder/
players other than a Hi8 video recorder/player.
What is Video 8 /video Hi8 ?
– CCD-TRV17/TRV37/TRV57/TRV87 only
“Video 8 XR”/“video Hi8 XR” is a function that further enhances the image quality of
Video 8/video Hi8. This function allows you to record and playback pictures with
clearer details.
Video tapes recorded on a camcorder having the “XR” function show excellent picture
quality when they are played back on an “XR” camcorder.
The playback quality will be the normal quality of the standard 8mm/Hi8 camcorder
when video tapes recorded on an “XR” camcorder are played back by a conventional
standard 8mm/Hi8 camcorder or when video tapes recorded on a conventional
standard 8mm/Hi8 camcorder are played back on the “XR” camcorder.
* “XR” stands for “Extended Resolution.”
When you play back
The playback mode (SP/LP) and system, Hi8 or standard 8 mm (CCD-TRV67/TRV87
only) are automatically selected according to the format in which the tape has been
recorded. The quality of the recorded picture in the LP mode, however, will not be as
good as the SP mode.
Note on AFM HiFi stereo
– CCD-TRV87 only
When you play back a tape, the sound will be monaural if:
•You record the tape on your camcorder, then play it back on an AFM HiFi monaural
video recorder/player.
•You record the tape on an AFM HiFi monaural video recorder, then play it back on
your camcorder.
Foreign 8 mm video
Because TV color systems differ from country to country, you may not be able to play
back foreign pre-recorded tapes. Refer to “Using your camcorder abroad” to check the
TV color systems used in foreign countries.