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Recording Mode
DV (480i):
The player records signals in the interlace scan
mode (half of 525 scanning lines at 1/60th 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.
SD (480p):
The player records signals in the progressive scan
mode (525 scanning lines at 1/60th a second at one
time).
The SD mode reduces flickering more effectively
than a recording in DV mode.
The image will be recorded in an aspect ratio of
16:9. The SD mode is suitable for playback on a
wide-screen TV or high definition TV.
HD (720p):
The player records signals in the progressive scan
mode (750 scanning lines at 1/30th of a second for
recording and 1/60th of a second for playback at
one time).
The HD mode enables digital high definition
recording that offers higher picture quality than a
recording in SD or DV mode.
The image will be recorded in an aspect ratio of
16:9. The HD mode is suitable for playback on a
wide-screen TV or high definition TV.
Recording modes and features
There are some features which are not available
depending on the recording mode.
Yes: Available
No: Not Available
Supported formats
Features DV SD HD
Frame-By-Frame Playback
(੬ pg. 18)
Yes No No
Slow-Motion Playback (੬ pg. 40)
Yes No No
Playback Zoom (੬ pg. 41)
Yes No No
Audio Dubbing (੬ pg. 42)
Yes No No
Horizontal lines Vertical lines Aspect ratio
Frames per sec.
(PB.)
Scan mode Recording mode
1280 720 16:9 30 Progressive HD
720 480 16:9 60 Progressive SD
720 480 4:3 60 Interlaced DV
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