EN 19
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.
In PS50 mode you can select the aspect ratio 16:9 or
4:3. (੬ pg. 34) The PS50 mode is suitable for
playback on a wide-screen TV.
HI-RES:
Allows you to record on a tape in MPEG2 format
(576p). The camcorder records signals in the
progressive scan mode (625 scanning lines at 1/25th
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.
● The “” indicator appears in HI-RES mode.
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
Recording
mode
Horizontal
lines
Vertical
lines
Effective pixels Aspect ratio
Frames per
sec. (REC)
Scan mode
HI-RES 720 576 1280 x 659 16:9 25 Progressive
PS50 720 576 941 x 485/839 x 576 16:9/4:3 50 Progressive
DV 720 576 839 x 576 4:3 50 Interlaced
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 RECORDING & PLAYBACK
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