Hitachi DZ-BX31A Camcorder User Manual


 
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Storage Capacity on Disc or Card
RECORDABLE TIME OF MOVIE (VIDEO)
The recordable time will vary depending on the video recording quality: See page 94 for the setting
of video recording quality.
Movie recordable time on one disc (on single side) (when recording only movies)
Note:
No movie can be recorded on SD memory card.
Although the movie quality mode or wide-screen (16:9) mode can be changed midway for recording on DVD-
RAM/DVD-RW (VR-mode) disc, it cannot be changed on DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R disc once the mode has
been selected.
If you record in XTRA mode at high temperatures, the DVD video camera/recorder will heat up and the maximum
transfer rate will be limited to approx. 6 Mbps, so the best quality will not be obtainable.
If a disc recorded is used at high temperatures, normal playback may be impossible: Turn the DVD video camera/
recorder off once, wait until the ambient temperature becomes lower, and then operate it again.
RECORDABLE STILLS (PHOTOS) ON DVD-RAM
Number of recordable stills on one side of disc
DZ-GX20MA:
Can record up to approx. 750 photos (up to 999 photos with external input).
DZ-MV780MA/DZ-MV750MA/DZ-BX31A:
Can record up to approx. 999 photos (up to 999 photos with external input).
If the disc still has free space after recording the above maximum number of photos on it, movies can
also be recorded on it.
Recording quality Movie recordable time Application
XTRA Approx. 18 min
*1
Best quality
FINE Approx. 30 min
*2
High quality
STD Approx. 60 min
*3
Standard quality
*
1: Variable bit recording (recording of more than 18 minutes may be possible because the transfer rate varies
automatically between approx. 3 – 10 Mbps)
*
2: Fixed bit rate: Approx. 6 Mbps
*
3: Fixed bit rate: Approx. 3 Mbps