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Selecting the file format and recording format
Set the file format in (REC/OUT SET)
t [REC SET] t [FILE FORMAT] and
the recording format (bit rate, picture size,
frame rate, scanning method) in (REC/
OUT SET) t [REC SET] t [REC
FORMAT] (p. 92).
You can record/play back in DV mode of
standard image quality.
1 Press the MENU button.
2 Select (REC/OUT SET) t
[REC SET] t [DV MODE] t
[YES].
The camcorder restarts in DV mode.
Functions not available in DV mode
• Slow & Quick Motion recording
•STREAMING
•USTREAM
• Protecting recorded movies (Protect)
– [PROTECT] is not displayed in the menu.
• Dividing a movie
– [DIVIDE] is not displayed in the menu.
b Note
• When DV mode is selected, the audio format is
fixed to LPCM.
Available menus in DV mode only
(REC/OUT SET)
– WIDE REC
– CANCEL DV MODE
b Notes
• When you switch modes, the settings are
initialized.
• If a movie file exceeds 2 GB during recording,
the camcorder divides the recording into
separate files by creating a new file(s)
automatically. However, the divided files are
displayed as a single movie on the screen of the
camcorder.
Canceling DV mode
1 Press the MENU button.
2 Select (REC/OUT SET) t [REC
SET] t [CANCEL DV MODE] t
[YES].
When DV mode is canceled, the following
settings return to the default.
•S&Q MOTION
•REC SET
• AVCHD AUDIO FORMAT
Setting the file format and
recording format
Setting DV MODE (DV mode)