Canon 2183B001 Instruction Manual

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31Selecting the Recording ModeThe camcorder offers 4 recordingmodes. Changing the recording modewill change the recording time availableon the hard disk. Select HXP or XPmode for better movie quality; select LPmode for longer recording times. Thefollowing table gives approximaterecording times.* Movies can be recorded continuously forabout 13 hours. Default valueFUNC.( 23)1 Press .2 Press or to select therecording mode icon.3 Press or to select the desiredrecording mode.4 Press again to save thesetting and close the menu.NOTES• Recording in LP mode gives you alonger recording time; however,depending on the scene beingrecorded, the picture and soundrecorded in LP mode may be distorted.We recommend using HXP or XP modefor important recordings. If necessary,initialize the hard disk ( 61).• The camcorder uses a variable bit rate(VBR) when encoding the video data sothe actual recording times will varydepending on the content of the scenes.ZoomingPOINTS TO CHECK: In addition to the opticalzoom, digital zoom is also available( 42).Recording Mode Recording Time5 hr. 30 min.9 hr. 30 min.11 hr. 30 min.15 hr.*( 21)STANDARD PLAY 7 MbpsFUNC.FUNC.( 21)W TW TW Zoom out T Zoom in