Record Setting (movie)

Selects the image size, frame rate, and image quality for movie recording. The higher the bit-rate, the higher the image quality.

  1. MENU(Camera Settings2) → [Record Setting] → desired setting.

Menu item details

When [File Format] is set to [XAVC S 4K]

Records high-definition movies by converting them into the MP4 file format using the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec.

Frame Rate Bit-rate
60 Mbps 100 Mbps
30p/25p 30p 60M/25p 60M 30p 100M/25p 100M
24p 24p 60M* 24p 100M*

*Only when [NTSC/PAL Selector] is set to NTSC

When [File Format] is set to [XAVC S HD]

Records high-definition movies by converting them into the MP4 file format using the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec.

Frame Rate Bit-rate
50 Mbps 60 Mbps 100 Mbps
120p/100p 120p 60M/100p 60M 120p 100M/100p 100M
60p/50p 60p 50M/50p 50M
30p/25p 30p 50M/25p 50M
24p 24p 50M*

*Only when [NTSC/PAL Selector] is set to NTSC

When [File Format] is set to [AVCHD]

60i/50i: Movies are recorded 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 and in the AVCHD format.
24p/25p: Movies are recorded at approximately 24 frames/sec (for 1080 60i-compatible devices) or 25 frames/sec (for 1080 50i-compatible devices), in progressive mode with Dolby Digital audio and in the AVCHD format.
60p/50p: Movies are recorded at approximately 60 frames/sec (for 1080 60i-compatible devices) or 50 frames/sec (for 1080 50i-compatible devices), in progressive mode with Dolby Digital audio and in the AVCHD format.

Frame Rate Bit-rate
17 Mbps 24 Mbps 28 Mbps
60i/50i 60i 17M(FH)/50i 17M(FH) 60i 24M(FX)/50i 24M(FX)
60p/50p 60p 28M(PS)/50p 28M(PS)
24p/25p 24p 17M(FH)/25p 17M(FH) 24p 24M(FX)/25p 24M(FX)

When [File Format] is set to [MP4]

Movies are recorded in the MPEG-4 format, at approximately 60 frames/sec (for 1080 60i-compatible devices), approximately 50 frames/sec (for 1080 50i-compatible devices), 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 and in the MP4 format.

Frame Rate Bit-rate
6 Mbps 16 Mbps 28 Mbps
60p/50p 1920x1080 60p 28M/1920x1080 50p 28M
30p/25p 1280x720 30p 6M/1280x720 25p 6M 1920x1080 30p 16M/1920x1080 25p 16M

Note

  • Movies recorded with [60p 28M(PS)]/[50p 28M(PS)]/[60i 24M(FX)]/[50i 24M(FX)]/[24p 24M(FX)]/[25p 24M(FX)] as the [Record Setting] are converted by PlayMemories Home in order to create an AVCHD recording disc. You cannot create a disc in the original image quality. The conversion can take a long time. If you want to keep the original image quality, store your movies on a Blu-ray Disc.
  • To play back 60p/50p/24p/25p movies on a TV, the TV must be compatible with the 60p/50p/24p/25p format. If the TV is not compatible with the 60p/50p/24p/25p format, 60p/50p/24p/25p movies will be output as 60i/50i movies.
  • [120p]/[100p] cannot be selected for the following settings.
    • [Intelligent Auto]
  • In full-frame shooting, the angle of view will be narrower under the following conditions:
    • When [File Format] is set to [XAVC S 4K] and [Record Setting] is set to [30p]