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Additional Information
Maintenance and precautions
Your camcorder is capable of recording in
both HDV and DV formats.
You can use mini DV format cassettes only.
Use a cassette with the mark.
Your camcorder is not compatible with the
C
asse
tte Memory function.
What is the HDV format?
The HDV format is a video format
developed to record and play back digital
high definition (HD) video signals on a DV
cassette.
Your camcorder adopts the Interlace mode
w
it
h 1,080 effective scan lines of screen
ruling (1080i, number of pixels 1,440 ×
1,080 dots).
The video bit rate for recording is about 25
Mb
ps.
i.
LINK is adopted for the digital interface,
en
ab
ling a digital connection with an HDV
compatible TV or computer.
• HDV signals are compressed in MPEG2 format,
which is adopted in BS (broadcast satellite)
digital, terrestrial digital HDTV broadcastings,
in Blu-ray Disc recorders, etc.
Playback
Your camcorder can play back pictures in
both the DV format and HDV1080i
specification.
Your camcorder can play back pictures
re
corde
d in the HDV 720/30p format, but
cannot output it from the HDV/DV
interface (i.LINK).
To prevent a blank section from being
created on the tape
Go to the end of the recorded section using
[END SEARCH] (p. 42) before you begin
the next recording when you have played
ba
ck t
he tape.
Copyright signal
x When you play back
If the cassette you play back on your
camc
order contains copyright signals, you
cannot copy it to a tape in another video
camera connected to your camcorder.
x W
hen you record
You
cannot record software on your
camc
order that contains copyright control
signals for copyright protection of software.
[Cannot record due to copyright
protection.] appears on the LCD screen, or
on the viewfinder if you try to record such
software. Your camcorder does not record
copyright control signals on the tape when
it records.
Notes on use
x When not using your camcorder for a
long time
Remove the cassette and store it.
x To
prevent accidental erasure
Sl
ide the write-protect tab on the cassette to
set it
to SAVE.
HDV format and recording/
playback
REC
SAVE
REC: The cassette can be
recorded.
SAVE: The cassette cannot be
recorded (write-protected).
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