Cannon FS10/FS11/FS100 User Manual
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Selecting the Video Quality
(Recording Mode)
(Recording Mode)
The camcorder offers 3 recording
modes. Changing the recording mode
will change the recording time available
on the memory. Select XP mode for
better movie quality; select LP mode for
longer recording times. The following
table gives approximate recording
times.
modes. Changing the recording mode
will change the recording time available
on the memory. Select XP mode for
better movie quality; select LP mode for
longer recording times. The following
table gives approximate recording
times.
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STANDARD PLAY 6Mbps]
Desired recording mode
NOTES
• The camcorder uses a variable bit rate
(VBR) to encode video so the actual
recording times will vary depending on
the content of the scenes.
recording times will vary depending on
the content of the scenes.
• The camcorder retains the last setting
used even if you set the camcorder to
mode.
Zooming: Optical, Advanced and Digital
Zoom
Zoom
The camcorder offers three types of
zoom: optical, advanced and digital
zoom when recording movies. (In
zoom: optical, advanced and digital
zoom when recording movies. (In
mode only the optical zoom is
available.)
available.)
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Approximate recording times
Default value
When a recording exceeds 4 GB, it will be divided and saved as scenes smaller than 4 GB.
Recording mode
XP
SP
LP
Memory
1 GB memory card
10 min.
20 min.
35 min.
2 GB memory card
25 min.
40 min.
1 hr. 15 min.
4 GB memory card
55 min.
1 hr. 20 min.
2 hr. 35 min.
Built-in memory/
8 GB memory card
1 hr. 50 min.
2 hr. 45 min.
5 hr. 10 min.
Built-in memory/
16 GB memory card
3 hr. 40 min.
5 hr. 30 min.
10 hr. 25 min.