Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-5000

File Format (movie)

Selects the movie file format.

  1. MENU (Camera Settings) → [File Format] → desired setting.

Menu item details

AVCHD (default setting):
Records high-definition movies. This file format is suitable for viewing movies on a high-definition TV.
You can create a Blu-ray Disc, an AVCHD recording disc, or a DVD-Video disc using the software PlayMemories Home.

MP4:
Records mp4 (AVC) movies. This format is suitable for WEB uploads, e-mail attachments, etc.
You cannot create a disc using the software PlayMemories Home with a movie that was recorded when [File Format] was set to [MP4].