Hitachi VM-H39A - Manual (Page 16)

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has realized high resolution and high picture quality when compared to the
standard format.
Compatibilty with conventional video camera/recorder
• video cassettes are recorded in the format when the switch of this
camera/recorder is set to "AUTO", and recorded in the format when it is set to "OFF".
• video cassettes are recorded in the format regardless of the position of the
switch.
• During playback, the recording format is discriminated automatically and video
cassettes are played back correctly regardless of the position of the switch.
• Video cassettes recorded in the format cannot be played back by an VCR.