86Setting Up Record Functions12Switching Movie Quality (VIDEO Mode)Choose the movie quality from “XTRA” (only with DVD-RAM disc), “FINE”, “STD” and “LPCM” (only withDVD-R disc).1 Press the MENU button,choose “VIDEO Mode” onthe “Record FunctionsSetup” menu screen, andthen press the A button.2 Choose the desired qualitymode, and then press the A button.3 Press the MENU button to end the setting.Note :• The movie quality setting will be stored in memory evenwhen the DVD Video Camera is turned off.• The “VIDEO Mode” setting will not change even if theDVD-RAM disc is replaced with a DVD-R disc, or viceversa. However, the setting will switch to “FINE” in thefollowing cases:- When the mode is set to “XTRA” with a DVD-RAM discinserted and then the disc is replaced with a DVD-Rdisc- When the mode is set to “LPCM” with a DVD-R discinserted and the disc is replaced with a DVD-RAM disc• When using DVD-R disc, you cannot switch the moviequality while recording on the disc: The DVD VideoCamera will be automatically set to the movie quality firstused with the disc for recording.• The movie quality setting is effective only during movierecording: The setting will not be displayed duringrecording of stills.Block-like noise may appear in recorded image, or the outline of subject image is distorted under the recordingconditions listed below: Pan the DVD Video Camera as slowly as possible. (Block noise is likely to appear in “STD”mode):• If there is a complicated pattern in the background (as in figure on botton left)• If the DVD Video Camera is moved excessively or quickly• If subject is moving rapidly even when the DVD Video Camera is not movingIt is recommended that you record critical subjects in “XTRA” or “FINE” when you are using a DVD-RAMdisc, or in “FINE” with a DVD-R disc.Re c o r d F u n c t i o n s S e t u pF I NESTDRAMXTRAV I DEO M o d eOSD Ou t p u tI n p u t S o u r c eENTER RETURN3 0 MIN0 : 0 0 : 0 0REMFINE8 : 0 0 AMS E P 3 0 2 0 0 4Movie quality(Image when block-like noise occurs) (Image without block-like noise)
