Movie format

You can set the recording method used to record movies.
  1. Set the camera to shooting mode.

  1. MENU (Settings) (Shooting Settings) [Movie format] desired mode


AVCHD
AVCHD movies are recorded. Sets the recording method to AVCHD, which is suitable for viewing smooth video images on a high-definition television. Blu-ray discs, AVCHD discs and DVD-Video discs can be created using the supplied software “PMB”. However, AVCHD discs cannot be created from movies recorded in [AVC HD 24M (FX)] quality. Save [AVC HD 24M (FX)] quality movies to Blu-ray discs.

MP4
MP4 (AVC) movies are recorded. Sets the recording method to MP4, which is suitable for WEB uploads and e-mail attachments. No discs can be created from MP4 movies, even if you use the supplied software “PMB”.

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