Image quality setting
You can set the image resolution and frame rate for shooting movies and loop recording. Image qualities that can be set depend on the [V.FMT] setting.
- Press the NEXT button or PREV button to select [SETUP] - [VMODE], then press the ENTER button.
- Press the NEXT button or PREV button to select the following settings, then press the ENTER button.
When [V.FMT] is set to [MP4] (recording in MP4)
1080 60p PS
Recorded image: Highest resolution (smooth image recorded at 2× frame rate)
Resolution: 1920×1080
Imaging frame rate*1: 60p/50p
Playback frame rate*1: 60p/50p
1080 30p HQ
Recorded image: Highest resolution
Resolution: 1920×1080
Imaging frame rate*1: 30p/25p
Playback frame rate*1: 30p/25p
720 30p STD
Recorded image: High resolution
Resolution: 1280×720
Imaging frame rate*1: 30p/25p
Playback frame rate*1: 30p/25p
720 120p HS120
Recorded image: High speed recording (smooth image recorded at 4× frame rate) *2,*4
Resolution: 1280×720
Imaging frame rate*1: 120p/100p
Playback frame rate*1: 120p/100p*3
480 240p HS240
Recorded image: High speed recording (smooth image recorded at 8× frame rate) *2,*4
Resolution: 800×480
Imaging frame rate*1: 240p/200p
Playback frame rate*1: 240p/200p*3
When [V.FMT] is set to [HD] (recording in XAVC S)
1080 60p 50 M
Recorded image: XAVC S 50 Mbps
Resolution: 1920×1080
Imaging frame rate*1: 60p/50p
Playback frame rate*1: 60p/50p
1080 30p 50 M
Recorded image: XAVC S 50 Mbps
Resolution: 1920×1080
Imaging frame rate*1: 30p/25p
Playback frame rate*1: 30p/25p
1080 24p 50 M (only when [V.SYS] is set to [NTSC])
Recorded image: XAVC S 50 Mbps
Resolution: 1920×1080
Imaging frame rate: 24p
Playback frame rate: 24p
720 240p 100 M (FDR-X1000V only)
Recorded image: XAVC S 100 Mbps High speed recording *2,*4
Resolution: 1280×720
Imaging frame rate*1: 240p/200p
Playback frame rate*1: 240p/200p *3
720 240p 60 M (FDR-X1000V only)
Recorded image: XAVC S 60 Mbps High speed recording *2,*4
Resolution: 1280×720
Imaging frame rate*1: 240p/200p
Playback frame rate*1: 240p/200p *3
1080 120p 100 M (FDR-X1000V only)
Recorded image: XAVC S 100 Mbps High speed recording *2,*4
Resolution: 1920×1080
Imaging frame rate*1: 120p/100p
Playback frame rate*1: 120p/100p *3
1080 120p 60 M (FDR-X1000V only)
Recorded image: XAVC S 60 Mbps High speed recording *2,*4
Resolution: 1920×1080
Imaging frame rate*1: 120p/100p
Playback frame rate*1: 120p/100p *3
When [V.FMT] is set to [4K] (recording in XAVC S) (FDR-X1000V only)
2160 30p 100 M
Recorded image: XAVC S 100 Mbps*4
Resolution: 3840×2160
Imaging frame rate*1: 30p/25p
Playback frame rate*1: 30p/25p
2160 30p 60 M
Recorded image: XAVC S 60 Mbps*4
Resolution: 3840×2160
Imaging frame rate*1: 30p/25p
Playback frame rate*1: 30p/25p
2160 24p 100 M (only when [V.SYS] is set to [NTSC])
Recorded image: XAVC S 100 Mbps*4
Resolution: 3840×2160
Imaging frame rate: 24p
Playback frame rate: 24p
2160 24p 60 M (only when [V.SYS] is set to [NTSC])
Recorded image: XAVC S 60 Mbps*4
Resolution: 3840×2160
Imaging frame rate: 24p
Playback frame rate: 24p
BACK: Returns to the [VMODE] menu.
*1 Frame rate depends on the NTSC/PAL setting.
*2 Action Cam Movie Creator™ converts the frame rate to 60p/50p and plays back images at standard speed. It also allows you to play back images in slow motion and edit them during slow motion playback.
*3 Depending on your device and software, images are played back at 60p/50p.
*4 Steadyshot is disabled and the field angle changes.
Note
- Continuous movie shooting time is approximately 13 hours maximum.
However, when the movie format is set to MP4 and the imaging frame rate is 240p/200p in high speed recording, the continuous movie shooting time is approximately 4 hours 50 minutes maximum, when the imaging frame rate is 120p/100p in high speed recording, the continuous movie shooting time is approximately 9 hours 40 minutes maximum. - The times shown are recordable times using a Sony memory card.
- When you play images recorded in high speed, the frame rate will be 60p/50p, and playback will be standard speed.