ChaseCam PDR 100 User Manual - page 12
INTELLIGENT VIDEO
ChaseCam PDR100 User Manual – 4/10/09
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DOWN keys moves the highlighted selection between the choices. Pressing the SELECT key
makes the selection and returns to the CONTROLS menu. Pressing MENU returns to the
Recording Standby condition without changing the recording quality, and pressing ESCAPE
returns to the CONTROLS menu without changing the recording quality.
The seven choices for bit rate are:
HIGHEST 8.0 megabits per second
HIGHER 6.0 Mbits/sec
NORMAL 4.0 Mbits/sec (Default)
SUBNORMAL 3.0 Mbits/sec
LOWER 2.2 Mbits/sec
LOWEST 1.5 Mbits/sec
Bit rates shown are for FULL SCREEN VIDEO. Smaller screen resolutions will use a lower
bitrate.
VIDEO RESOLUTION
The resolution menu will allow you to select a different screen
size
than the default. You might try
experimenting with resolutions and bit rates to determine the proper setting you need. There are
three choices.
FULL VIDEO (740x480 NTSC or 720x576 PAL) –default-
2/3 HORIZONTAL VIDEO (480x480 NTSC or 480x576 PAL) SVCD size
¼ SCREEN VIDEO (352x240 NTSC or 352x288 PAL) VCD size - MPEG1
AUDIO INPUT CONTROLS
There are three options under AUDIO INPUT CONTROLS. You can set the AUDIO GAIN
LEVEL; select INT/ETX MICROPHONE LEVEL; and SOURCE MIXING.
When the
AUDIO GAIN LEVEL
screen is up, the selection of the input audio level can be made.
Pressing the UP or DOWN keys moves the highlighted selection between the choices. Pressing
the SELECT key makes the selection and returns to the CONTROLS menu. Pressing MENU
returns to the Recording Standby Mode condition without changing the audio input level, and
pressing ESCAPE returns to the CONTROLS menu without changing the audio input level.
There are four preset INPUT LEVEL selections, which are usually best for the kind of input the
selection describes:
EXT LINE IN (for using the external audio line-in connector)
EXT MIC CLOSE UP (for two electret microphones of sensitivity similar to that of the on-
board microphone, plugged into the external microphone jack)
INT MIC CLOSE UP (for a speaking voice nearby the PDR100's microphone)
INT MIC WIDE AREA (for the PDR on-board microphone to pick up room or other area
sounds).
There is also a selection labeled CUSTOM. This allows the user a choice of input level other than
the presets. A bar graph shows the relative amplification, which is selected by using the LEFT
and RIGHT keys. This is for left and right channels. Note the small arrow which shows you which
channel is being changed. Use the up and down cursor to toggle between the channels. When
one of the presets is highlighted, the bar graph corresponds to the level for the preset. For a loud
racing car (for an example), select OTHER and slide the bar graph to the left. A good place to
start may be two clicks off full left.
INT/EXT MICROPHONE LEVEL.
Set this to HIGH or LOW depending on the level of sound.
Suggestion is to set it to LOW for use inside of a racecar.