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Master Page: Right
Recording Mode
Following procedure is an example of the operation;
to change the position of the Recording Mode
Switch from “DV” to “MEMORY”.
1
Slide the Recording Mode
Switch to right.
● The switch’s position is at
“PS50”.
2
Slide the Recording Mode
Switch upward.
● The switch’s position is at “HI-
RES”.
3
Slide the Recording Mode
Switch to left.
● The switch’s position is at
“MEMORY”.
Features for Video Recording Mode
DV:
Allows you to record on a tape in DV format (576i).
The camcorder records signals in the interlace scan
mode (half of 625 scanning lines at 1/50th of a
second).
The image will be recorded in an aspect ratio of 4:3.
The DV mode is suitable for playback on a
conventional 4:3-screen TV.
PS50:
Allows you to record on a tape in MPEG2 format
(576p). The camcorder records signals in the
progressive scan mode (625 scanning lines at 1/50th
of a second at one time).
The PS50 mode reduces flickering more effectively
than a recording in DV mode.
The image will be recorded in an aspect ratio of
16:9. The PS50 mode is suitable for playback on a
wide-screen TV.
HI-RES:
Allows you to record on a tape in MPEG2 format
(???p). The camcorder records signals in the
progressive scan mode (??? scanning lines at 1/25th
of a second for recording and 1/50th of a second for
playback at one time).
The HI-RES mode offers higher picture quality than a
recording in PS50 or DV mode.
The image will be recorded in an aspect ratio of
16:9. The HI-RES mode is suitable for playback on a
wide-screen TV.
Recording modes and features
There are some features which are not available
depending on the recording mode.
Yes: Available
No: Not Available
: Some features are not available.
MEMORY
MEMORY
MEMORY
Features DV PS50 HI-
RES
Frame-By-Frame Playback
(
੬ pg. 22)
Yes No No
5-Second Recording ( ੬ pg. 35) Yes No No
Wipe Or Fader Effects ( ੬ pg. 48) Yes Yes
Special Effects ( ੬ pg. 49) Yes Yes
Slow-Motion Playback ( ੬ pg. 57) Yes No No
Playback Zoom ( ੬ pg. 57) Yes No No
Playback Special Effects
(
੬ pg. 58)
Yes No No
Audio Dubbing ( ੬ pg. 58) Yes No No
Insert Editing ( ੬ pg. 59) Yes No No
Random Assemble Editing
[R.A.Edit] (
੬ pg. 60)
Yes No No
Supported formats
Maximum continuous recording time
* Provided
Horizontal lines Vertical lines Aspect ratio
Frames per sec.
(REC)
Scan mode Recording mode
??? ??? 16:9 25 Progressive HI-RES
??? 576 16:9/4:3 50 Progressive PS50
??? 576 4:3 50 Interlaced DV
Battery pack
Viewfinder on LCD monitor on
DV mode HI-RES/PS50 mode DV mode HI-RES/PS50 mode
BN-V416U 1 hr. 30 min. 1 hr. 15 min. 1 hr. 10 min. 1 hr.
BN-V428U* 2 hr. 50 min. 2 hr. 15 min. 2 hr. 10 min. 1 hr. 50 min.
BN-V840U 4 hr. 3 hr. 20 min. 3 hr. 10 min. 2 hr. 50 min.
BN-V856U 5 hr. 40 min. 4 hr. 50 min. 4 hr. 30 min. 4 hr.
VIDEO
RECORD
ING
&
PLA
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