English 59
5 NORMAL REC MODE SET
Follow the procedures below to select the recording picture
quality, recording method (i.e., frame or field), audio
recording, and recording rate for the normal recording area.
1 Press the [MENU] button.
The <MAIN MENU 1> screen appears.
2 Select “5. NORMAL REC MODE SET”
and press the [ ] button.
The <NORMAL REC MODE SET> screen appears.
3 Press the [ ] button.
“ENHANCED” flashes.
4 Press the [ ] or [ ] button to select
the picture quality, then press the [ ]
button.
[Settings] ( indicates default setting.)
5 Press the [ ] button after moving the
cursor to “FRAME/FIELD RECORDING”.
And press the [ ] or [ ] button to
change the setting, then press the [ ]
button.
[Settings] ( indicates default setting.)
6
Press the [ ] button after moving the
cursor to “AUDIO RECORDING”. And
press the [ ] or [ ] button to change the
setting, then press the [ ] button.
(Example: ON)
When this is set to “ON”, the letter “A (indicating that audio
will be recorded)” is displayed in front of the recording rate
set by “REC RATE”.
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With audio recording, the recording rate can be set between
60.00 and 10.00 FPS in the case of field recording, and
between 30.00 and 5.00 FPS in the case of frame recording.
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When set to “ON”, the letter “A (indicating that audio will be
recorded)” is displayed in front of the recording rate set by
“REC RATE”. As both images and audio will be stored in
the normal recording area, this area’s overall capacity will
reduce accordingly.
7
Press the [ ] button after moving the
cursor to “REC RATE”. And press the [ ]
or [ ] button to change the setting, then
press the [ ] button.
(Example: 7.50)
The recording time depends on the combined setting of
“PICTURE QUALITY” and “REC RATE”. For more details,
see “Table of recording rate and times” (
J
P. 46).
8 Press the [EXIT/OSD] button.
The display returns to the normal screen.
<MAIN MENU 1>
[MENU] button
[ ] button
[ ] button
[ ] button
[EXIT/OSD] button
Setting Description
SUPER FINE (SF) Super Fine: 50 kB
FINE (FI) Fine: 42 kB
ENHANCED (EN) Enhanced: 30 kB
NORMAL (NO) Normal: 22 kB
BASIC (BA) Basic: 15 kB
Setting Description
FIELD
Sets the recording method to field. This is the
normal recording method.
FRAME
Sets the recording method to frame. This method is used
when the resolution of still-type images is to be improved.
Note, however, that this method is not suitable for fast-
moving images as they can become blurred.
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