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Top page > Useful shooting functions > Using shooting functions > Record Setting
Record Setting
The larger the size of the movie image, the higher the image quality. The higher the amount of data
used per second (average bit-rate), the higher the image quality.
1. MENU
1 [Record Setting] desired mode
File Format: AVCHD
60i/50i:
Movies are recorded at approximately 60 fields/sec (for 1080 60i-compatible devices) or 50 fields/sec
(for 1080 50i-compatible devices), in interlaced mode, with Dolby Digital audio, in AVCHD format.
24p/25p:
Movies are recorded at approximately 24 frames/sec (for 1080 60i-compatible devices) or 25 frames/sec
(for 1080 50i-compatible devices), in progressive mode, with Dolby Digital audio, in AVCHD format.
60p/50p:
Movies are recorded at approximately 60 frames/sec (for 1080 60i-compatible devices) or 50 frames/sec
(for 1080 50i-compatible devices), in progressive mode, with Dolby Digital audio, in AVCHD format.
Record
Setting
Average
bit-rate
Description
60i 24M(FX)
50i 24M(FX)
24 Mbps Shoots at the high picture quality of 1920×1080 (60i/50i) size
60i 17M(FH)
50i 17M(FH)
17 Mbps Shoots at a standard picture quality of 1920×1080 (60i/50i) size
60p
28M(PS)
50p
28M(PS)
28 Mbps Shoots at the highest picture quality of 1920×1080 (60p/50p) size
24p
24M(FX)
25p
24M(FX)
24 Mbps
Shoots at a high picture quality of 1920×1080 (24p/25p) size,
creating a movie-like atmosphere.
24p
17M(FH)
25p
17M(FH)
17 Mbps
Shoots at a standard quality of 1920×1080 (24p/25p) size, creating
a movie-like atmosphere.
File Format: MP4
Movies shot are recorded in MPEG-4 format, at approximately 30 frames/sec (for 1080 60i-compatible
devices) or approximately 25 frames/sec (for 1080 50i-compatible devices), in progressive mode, with
AAC audio, mp4 format.
Record Setting Average bit-rate Description
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