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Changing the recording setting/image size
You can select the recording format (bit-
rate, image size, frame rate, scanning
system). The default setting is as follows:
NEX-EA50UK/EA50UH:
NEX-EA50EK/EA50K/EA50EH/EA50H:
1
Press the MENU button.
2
Select (REC/OUT
SET)
t
[REC SET]
t
[
REC FORMAT]
t
a desired format with the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial.
Setting value
• Bit-rate
PS: max. 28 Mbps
FX: max. 24 Mbps
FH: approx. 17 Mbps (average)
HQ: approx. 9 Mbps (average)
LP: approx. 5 Mbps (average)
• Image size
PS: 1,920
×
1,080
FX: 1,920
×
1,080/1,280
×
720
FH: 1,920
×
1,080/1,280
×
720
HQ: 1,440
×
1,080
LP: 1,440
×
1,080
• Frame rate
Either 60 or 50 or 30 or 25 or 24
• Scanning system
i: interlace
p: progressive
If you select [
], for example,
movies are recorded with following format.
• 1080: Effective scanning lines
• 24: Frame rate
• p: Scanning system
• FX: Recording mode
Frame rate when selecting [60i]
The frame rate displayed on the LCD
screen differs from the actual frame rate.
b
Notes
• The recording mode is fixed to FX or FH with
the progressive scanning system.
• Movies recorded with the recording mode set to
PS or FX on [
REC FORMAT] can be
saved on an external media device only (p. 104).
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Tips
• The recording format of 480/60i HQ (576/50i
HQ) is automatically selected for the standard
definition image quality (SD) recording.
Selecting the recording format
for high definition image quality
(HD)
60i
50i
1080/24p FX
-
1080/24p FH
-
1080/30p FX
1080/25p FX
1080/30p FH
1080/25p FH
1080/60p PS
1080/50p PS
1080/60i FX
1080/50i FX
1080/60i FH
1080/50i FH
1080/60i HQ
1080/50i HQ
1080/60i LP
1080/50i LP
720/60p FX
720/50p FX
720/60p FH
720/50p FH
Frame rate on the LCD
screen
Actual frame rate
24
23.98
30
29.97
60
59.94