Selecting the Recording Mode (Video Quality)
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Selecting the Recording Mode (Video Quality)
The camcorder offers various recording modes, depending on whether the movie format is AVCHD or
MP4. When the recording mode of an AVCHD scene is set to 28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) or 24 Mbps
LPCM, you can enjoy two-channel linear PCM audio recording with a sampling frequency of 48 kHz.
Refer to the following tables for details.
1 Open the [Recording Mode] screen.
[FUNC.]
>
[MENU]
>
>
[Recording Mode]
2 Touch the desired recording mode and then touch [
X
].
NOTES
• For details on approximate recording times, refer to
Approximate recording times
(
A
• About scenes recorded at [28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P)]/[28 Mbps (59.94P)] (AVCHD) or [35
Mbps (59.94P)]/[8 Mbps (59.94P)] (MP4):
- Recording such scenes is not available during
mode.
- When recording such scenes, dual recording is not available.
- Depending on the TV, scenes may not be able to be played back.
• AVCHD scenes recorded at 28 Mbps cannot be saved on AVCHD discs. Use an external Blu-ray
Disc recorder compliant with AVCHD Ver. 2.0 specifications to copy those movies onto Blu-ray
discs.
• The following types of MP4 scenes will be recognized as multiple files on other devices.
- Scenes exceeding 4 GB
- Scenes recorded at 35 Mbps or 8 Mbps exceeding 30 minutes
- Scenes recorded with a recording mode other than 35 Mbps or 8 Mbps exceeding 1 hour
• When the recording mode is set to [28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P)] or [24 Mbps LPCM], recording with
5.1ch surround sound is not available when using the optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone.
Operating modes:
Recording modes by movie format
Movie format
Recording mode
Resolution
Audio format
AVCHD
28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P)
1920x1080
Linear PCM
28 Mbps (59.94P)
Dolby Digital
24 Mbps LPCM
Linear PCM
24 Mbps
Dolby Digital
17 Mbps
5 Mbps
1440x1080
MP4
35 Mbps (59.94P)
1920x1080
AAC
24 Mbps
17 Mbps
8 Mbps (59.94P)
1280x720
4 Mbps
3 Mbps
640x360