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Usable
cassettes
and playback
modes
You can use either Hi8 or standard
8 mm video
cassettes
on your camcorder.
When
you
use a Hi8 video
cassette,
recording
and playback
are carried
out in the Hi8 system.
When
you use a standard
8 mm video
cassette,
recording
and playback
are carried
out
in the standard
8 mm system.
However,
if you record on a I'-Ii8 video
cassette
in the LP mode,
recording
is carried
out
in the standard
8 mm system.
If you play back
a tape recorded
on a different
video
recorder
on your
camcorder,
the
Playback
mode
is automatically
selected
according
to the format
in which
the tape has
been
recorded.
This Hi8 system is an extension of the standard 8 mm system, and was developed
to
produce higher quality pictures.
You cannot playback a tape recorded in the Hi8 system correctly on video recorder/
players other than a Hi8 video recorder/player.
What is video Hi8 _
?
"video
Hi8 XR" is a function
that further
enhances
the image
quality of video
Hi8. This
function
allows
you to record
andplayback
pictures
with
clearer details.
Video
tapes recorded
on a camcorder
having
the "XR" function
show
excellent
picture
:*"
quality
when
they
are played
back on an "XR" camcorder,
o
The playback
quality
wilt be the normal
quality
of the Hi8 camcorder
when
video
tapes
_.
recorded
on on "XR"
camcorder
are played
back by a conventional
Hi8 camcorder
or
when
video
tapes'recorded
on a conventional
Hi8 camcorder
are played
back on the
"XR" camcorder.
_.
* "XR" stands
for "Extended
Resolution."
o
The Playback mode (SP/LP) and system (HiS/standard
8 mm) are automatically
selected according to the format in which the tape has been recorded. The quality of the
reforded picture in the LP mode, however, will not be as good as the SP mode.
Note
on
AFM
HiFi
stereo
When
you play
back a tape, the sound
will be monaural
if:
• You record
the tape on your camcorder,
then play it back on an Ab-3v_HiFi monaural
video
recorder/player.
• You record
the tape on an AFM HiFi monaural
video
recorder,
then play it back
on
your camcorder.
Foreign
8 mm
video
Because
TV color
systems
differ
from
country
to country,
you may" not be able to play
back foreign
pre-recorded
tapes.
Refer
to _'Using
your camcorder
abroad"
to check the
TV color systems
used
in foreign
countries.
When
you
record
You cannot
record
software
on your camcorder
that contains
copyright
control
signals for copyright
protection
of software.
"COPY
INHIBIT"
appears
on the LCD screen,
in the viewfinder
or on the TV screen
if
you try to record
such software.
Your
camcorder
does
not record
hopyright
control
signals
on the tape when
it records.
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