Panasonic vdr-m53 User Guide

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Storage Capacity of Disc or Card 
Recordable Time of Movie (Video)
The recordable time will vary depending on the recording quality:
 
See page 84 for the setting of recording 
quality.
Movie recordable time on one disc (on single side) (when recording only movies)
*1: Variable bit recording (recording of more than 18 minutes may be possible because the transfer rate varies 
automatically between approx. 3-10 Mbps)
*2: Transfer rate: Approx. 6 Mbps
*3: Transfer rate: Approx. 3 Mbps
Note
:
Audio in XTRA, FINE or STD mode is recorded in the
Dolby Digital format, which is the DVD video standard.
No movie can be recorded on SD Memory Card.
When using DVD-R disc, you cannot switch the movie 
quality while recording on the disc: The DVD Video 
Camera will be automatically set to the movie quality first 
used with the disc for recording.
Recording quality
Disc used
Movie recordable time
XTRA
Approx. 18 min 
*1
FINE
Approx. 30 min 
*2
STD
Approx. 60 min 
*3
Image quality prioritized
Recording time prioritized
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