Sony DCR-SR80E User Manual

The default settings are marked with B.
The indicators in parentheses appear when 
the item is selected.
See page 44 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).

• 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.

DCR-SR30E/
SR40E/SR50E/
SR60E

DCR-SR70E/
SR80E

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 30.

You can select whether to play back audio 
recorded using [REC CTRL](p.69) with dual 
sound or stereo sound.

B

Plays back with main and sub sound (or 
stereo sound).

Plays back with main sound or the left 
channel sound.

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

Records various surround sounds, 
converting them into the same level.

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.