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Setting the mode
You can change the video recording mode, video recording frame rate, resolution and audio quality. In-
creasing the video and audio quality decreases the available recording time.
1.
Touch
on the Menu screen.
2.
Touch the item that you want to set in the submenu.
3.
After completing the setting, touch
to close the sub-
menu.
Mode explanations
RECORDING MODE
Create: type of files created
Setting
Explanation
MOV
Record MOV files containing both video and audio.
STEREO AUDIO
Save only audio as WAV or AAC files.
Video: video recording resolution and frame rate
Setting
Resolution
Frames/
second
Explanation
File size
3M HD/30 24Mbps
2304 × 1296 30
Record video with a resolution higher than Full HD.
Use when you want to record at high resolution.
Large
HD 1080/30 24Mbps
1920 × 1080 30
This is suitable for all kinds of video recording.
Record video with Full HD resolution.
HD 1080/30 16Mbps
1920 × 1080 30
Use when you want to record at Full HD
resolution for a longer time.
HD 720/60 15Mbps
1280 × 720
60
Use when you want to record subjects that
move quickly.
HD 720/30 8Mbps
1280 × 720
30
Use when you want to balance recording time
and resolution.
WVGA/60 8Mbps
800 × 480
60
Use when you want to record subjects that
move quickly for a long time.
WVGA/30 5Mbps
800 × 480
30
Use when you want to maximize recording
time.
Small
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If PAL is selected for HDMI output, the frames/second options become 25 and 50. (See “System settings”
on page 39.)
NOTE
Recording mode settings
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