Before Use
Movie Quality/Movie Size
The larger the size of the movie image, the higher the image quality. The higher the amount of data used per second (average bit-rate), the higher the image quality.
Select a movie recording format by pressing MENU
(Settings)
(Shooting Settings) [Movie format] in shooting mode. [Details]
(Settings)
(Shooting Settings) [Movie format] in shooting mode. [Details]
If [Movie format] is [AVCHD], select the movie size from [Movie Quality], and if [Movie format] is [MP4], select from [Movie Size].
Movie quality (recording format: AVCHD)
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MENU
[Movie Quality] desired mode
FX/FH/HQ:
Movies shot are recorded in AVCHD format, at approximately 60 fields/sec (for 1080 60i-compatible devices) or 50 fields/sec (for 1080 50i-compatible devices), in interlaced mode, with Dolby Digital audio, AVCHD format.
PS:
Movies shot are recorded in AVCHD format, at approximately 60 frames/sec (for 1080 60i-compliant devices) or 50 frames/sec (for 1080 50i-compliant devices), in progressive mode, with Dolby Digital audio, AVCHD format.
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Movie quality
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Average bit-rate
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Description
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AVC HD 28M (PS) |
28 Mbps
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Shoots at the highest picture quality of 1920×1080 (50p/60p) size
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AVC HD 24M (FX) |
24 Mbps
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Shoots at the highest picture quality of 1920×1080 (50i/60i) size
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AVC HD 17M (FH) |
17 Mbps
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Shoots at a high picture quality of 1920×1080 (50i/60i) size
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AVC HD 9M (HQ) |
9 Mbps
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Shoots at a standard picture quality of 1440×1080 (50i/60i) size
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Movie image size (recording format: MP4)
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MENU
[Movie Size] desired size
Movies shot are recorded in MPEG-4 format, at approximately 30 frames/sec (for 1080 60i-compatible devices) or approximately 25 frames/sec (for 1080 50i-compatible devices), in progressive mode, with AAC audio, mp4 format.
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Movie image size
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Average bit-rate
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Description
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MP4 12M |
12 Mbps
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Shoots at 1440×1080 size
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MP4 6M |
6 Mbps
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Shoots at 1280×720 size
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MP4 3M |
3 Mbps
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Shoots at VGA size
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Notes
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A telephoto image is produced when [MP4 3M] image size is selected.
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When you create AVCHD discs from movies recorded in [AVC HD 28M (PS)] or [AVC HD 24M (FX)], it will take time as the image quality must be converted. To save [AVC HD 28M (PS)] or [AVC HD 24M (FX)] movies without converting the image quality, use Blu-ray discs.
