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Advanced operations
Recording images
with various settings
For information on your camcorder model,
see the following page:
Functions and equipment
p.11
Selecting the image quality of
movies (Recording mode)
You can switch the recording mode to select
the movie quality when recording high
definition image quality (HD) movies. The
recording time (p. 58) or the type of media
device to which the images can be copied
may change, depending on the recording
mode selected. ([Standard
] is the
default setting.)
1
Select
[Image Quality/
Size]
[
REC Mode].
2
Select the desired recording
mode.
Recording mode and the media
devices to which the images can be
copied
Types of media
Recording mode
PS
*
FX
FH/
HQ/LP
On this camcorder
Internal memory
Memory card
On external devices
External media
device
Blu-ray discs
AVCHD
recording discs
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—
*
PS can be set only when the the [
Frame
Rate] is set to [60p] (models with the NTSC
color system) / [50p] (models with the PAL
color system).
Capturing smiles automatically
(Smile Shutter)
A photo is recorded automatically when
the camcorder detects the smile of a person
during movie recording (p. 52). ([Dual
Capture] is the default setting.)
Notes
When set to the following, you cannot use the
Smile Shutter function.
[
REC Mode]: [Highest Quality
]
[
Frame Rate]: [60p] (models with the
NTSC color system) or [50p] (models with
the PAL color system)
Smiles may not be detected depending on
recording conditions, subject conditions, and
the setting of your camcorder.
[Smile Sensitivity] (p. 52)
The camcorder is
detecting a smile
(orange).
The camcorder is
detecting a face.
