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Selecting the recording mode
You can switch the recording mode to
select the movie quality when recording
high definition image quality (HD) movies
([Standard
] is the default setting).
The recording time of the memory card is
changed depending on the recording mode.
Touch
(MENU)
[Image
Quality/Size]
[
REC Mode].
Touch the desired recording
mode.
The recording modes available will
depend on the selected [
Frame
Rate] (p.80).
*
appears on a medium icon if a movie
recorded with the selected recording
mode cannot be saved on that medium.
Touch
.
Recording modes and the media
Types of media that images can be saved
on will depend on the recording mode
selected.
For details on a save operation using the
external devices, see page 61.
Types of media
Recording mode
PS
*
FX
FH/
HQ/LP
On this camcorder
Memory card
On external devices
External media
(USB storage
devices)
Blu-ray discs
AVCHD
recording discs
—
—
*
[PS] can be set only when [
Frame Rate] is
set to [50p].
Tips
Movies are recorded with the 1920
1080/50p
format when the PS mode of high definition
image quality (HD) is selected, and with 1920
1080/50i or 1920
1080/25p format when the
FX or FH mode is selected. When the HQ or
LP mode of high definition image quality (HD)
is selected, movies are recorded with 1440
1080/50i format.
You can select the following high definition
image quality (HD) recording mode.
[50p Quality
] (AVC HD 28M (PS))
[Highest Quality
] (AVC HD 24M (FX))
[High Quality
] (AVC HD 17M (FH))
[Standard
] (AVC HD 9M (HQ)) (the
default setting)
[Long Time
] (AVC HD 5M (LP))
The recording mode of the standard image
quality (STD) is limited to the following value.
[Standard
] (STD 9M (HQ))
“M,” such as in “24M,” means “Mbps.”
