Hitachi DZMV230A - Manual (Page 26)

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● DVD-RAM disc storage capacity
Recordable time of movies on
DVD-RAM disc
* 1 VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate.
* When recording only movies (containing
video and audio)
* The total recordable time is half on each side
of disc.
Number of recordable stills on
DVD-RAM disc
Up to 999 stills per side (when recording only stills)
If the disc still has free space after recording 999
stills, movie can be recorded.
● Recordable time on DVD-R disc
Disc Storage Capacity
The movies and stills that can be recorded on an 8 cm disc used in this DVD video camera/recorder are
as follows: Prepare discs according to the scheduled recording time and conditions.
Movie quality mode
FINE (MPEG2,
approx. 6 Mbps)
STD (MPEG2,
approx. 3 Mbps)
LPCM* (MPEG2,
Audio: LPCM)
Recordable time
approx. 30 minutes/side
approx. 60 minutes/side
approx. 30 minutes/side
• When using DVD-R disc, no still image can be
recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder.
• When using DVD-R disc, the recording quality
mode first used for recording on that disc is a
fixed mode: It cannot be changed on that disc.
* In FINE or STD mode, the audio is recorded in the
MPEG audio layer 2 format, which is an optional for-
mat of DVD video standard. If you intend to finalize
a DVD-R disc and use it on a DVD player that is not
compatible with MPEG audio layer 2, record in the
LPCM mode on this DVD video camera/recorder.
Movie quality mode
XTRA (VBR* 1 )
FINE (MPEG2,
approx. 6 Mbps)
STD (MPEG2,
approx. 3 Mbps)
Recordable time
approx. 36-120
minutes(varies depend-
ing on the subject)
approx. 60minutes
approx. 120 minutes