Re solut ion: C hoosing I t
The SportsCam can record at two different resolutions: 720p (1280 x720)
and 1080p (1920 x 1080). To select your resolution, use the switch on
the rear panel of the camera.
Why would you want to record at a lower resolution? Believe it or not,
there are actually a few really good reasons to record at 720p. Here
are a couple, presented in reverse order of pretentiousness:
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lt's very, very slightly more retro, and (ergo) cooler. (Hipsters only.)
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Not everyone can playback 1080p - many TWs (even some
marked "HD" can't playback 1080p - most systems that can will
claim "Full HD" or "1080p" somewhere on the unit or the packaging
(most likely both).
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If your TV supports 1080i but not 1080p (again, this will be written
on it somewhere), then playback of 720p may actually have a
slightly higher vertical resolution (720 lines versus 540) when d
isplaying rapid motion.
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720p is often less prone to artefacting when recording rapid
motion than 1080p.
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720p uses less space than 1080p - SO, if you're trying to get the
most possible out of your memory card, then it's a good option.
1080p requires approximately 8000
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13000kbps, whereas 720p
uses 4000
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8000kbps (it varies by your Quality setting). You'II get
about 40 minutes of 1080p to the same space as l hour of 720p.
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