Hitachi DV-DS81E - Manual (Page 45)

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Recor
ding
Notes for recording time
• When recording a TV broadcast, if the reception is
poor or the picture contains interference, the record-
ing times may be shorter.
• The recording time available may decrease if you
heavily edit a disc.
• The recording times shown are not exact because
the recorder uses variable bit-rate video compres-
sion so the displayed times for recording and time
remaining may not always add up to exactly the
length of the disc.
• If you record still pictures or audio only, the record-
ing time may be longer.
• When using a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, you can keep
recording until the disc is full, or until you finalize the
disc. Before you start a recording session, check the
amount of recording time left on the disc.
• When using a DVD-RW disc in Video mode, record-
ing time available will only increase if you erase the
last title recorded on the disc.
• The Delete Title operation in the Title List (Original)
menu only hides the title, it does not actually erase
the title from the disc and increase the recording
time available (except for the last recorded title on a
DVD-RW disc in Video mode).
Recording time and picture quality
There are four preset recording quality modes:
• XP – Highest quality setting, gives about 1 hour of
recording time on a DVD (4.7GB).
• SP – Default quality, sufficient for most applications,
gives about 2 hours of recording time on a DVD
(4.7GB).
• LP – Slightly lower video quality, gives about 4 hour
of recording time on a DVD disc (4.7GB).
• EP – Lowest video quality, gives about 6 hour of
recording time on a DVD (4.7GB).
You may see a fragmented picture during playing
back the contents recorded in EP mode .