Hitachi DZ-HS903A User Manual

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HDD movie quality
and recordable time
(DZ-HS903A)
(DZ-HS803A)
DVD movie quality
and recordable time
* In high temperature environments, the 
image quality may be degraded to an 
FINE equivalent.
Switching movie quality
Changing the Movie 
Quality (VIDEO Mode)
You can change the movie recording 
quality to make high quality 
recordings or lower the quality to 
record over longer periods of time.
Video
Mode
Quality
Recordable time
XTRA*
Best
Approx. 7 hrs.
FINE
High
Approx. 11 hrs.
STD
Extended 
recording
Approx. 23 hrs.
Video
Mode
Quality
Recordable time
XTRA*
Best
Approx. 1 hr.
50 mins.
FINE
High
Approx. 3 hrs.
STD
Extended 
recording
Approx. 6 hrs.
Video
Mode
Quality
Recordable time
XTRA*
Best
Approx. 18 mins.
FINE
High
Approx. 30 mins.
STD
Extended 
recording Approx. 60 mins.
HDD RAM -RW (VR)
R
-RW (VF)
+RW
1
During record pause, press MENU.
2
Select “Record Functions Setup” 
 
“VIDEO Mode” 
 a movie quality 
option
3
Press the confirmation button to 
confirm, then MENU to end.
The selected movie quality will be 
displayed in the LCD monitor 
(p.42).
• The movie quality setting is 
retained in memory even if the 
power is turned off.
Recording Movies for 
Wide-Screen TVs 
(16:9)
If you intend to view recorded movies 
on a wide-screen TV (aspect ratio 
16:9), set “16:9” to “On” before 
recording. (When “16:9” is set to 
“Off”, movies are recorded in 4:3 
aspect ratio.)
The image appearing on the LCD 
screen differs according to the “16:9” 
setting as follows.
HDD RAM -RW (VR)
R
-RW (VF)
+RW
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