Sony DCR-SR40 - Manual (Page 60)

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The default settings are marked with B.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the item is selected.
See page 47 for details on selecting
setup items.
You can select an image quality of the movie
from three levels.
B HQ ( HQ )
Records in high quality mode.
SP ( SP )
Records in standard quality mode.
LP ( LP )
Increases the recording time (Long Play).
Recordable time:
• The recordable time varies depending on the
subject.
• The remaining recordable time is displayed on the
screen.
• The maximum number of recordable movies is
9,999.
• If you record in the LP mode, the quality of scenes
may be degraded, or scenes with quick
movements may appear with a block noise when
you play back the images.
• When measuring media capacity, 1GB equals 1
billion bytes, a portion of which is used for data
management.
STANDARD SET
Settings while recording or other basic
settings
(REC MODE/LCD SET/USB SPEED, etc.)
REC MODE (Recording mode)
DCR-SR40/
SR60
DCR-SR80
HQ
approx.
7 hours 20 min. approx.
14 hours 40 min.
SP
approx.
10 hours 50 min. approx.
21 hours 40 min.
LP
approx.
20 hours 50 min. approx.
41 hours 50 min.
See page 33.
You can select whether to play back audio
recorded using [REC CTRL](p.72) with dual
sound or stereo sound.
B STEREO
Plays back with main and sub sound (or
stereo sound).
1
Plays back with main sound or the left
channel sound.
2
Plays back with sub sound or the right
channel sound.
• The setting returns to [STEREO] after you
remove the power source for more than five
minutes.
You can select the microphone level for
recording sound.
Select [LOW] when you want to record
exciting and powerful sound in a concert hall,
etc.
B NORMAL
Records various surround sounds,
converting them into the same level.
LOW ( )
Records surround sound faithfully. This
setting is not suitable for recording
conversations.
• The setting returns to [NORMAL] after you
remove the power source for more than five
minutes.
VOLUME
MULTI-SOUND
MICREF LEVEL (DCR-SR60/SR80)