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Recording images
with the selected
image quality
Selecting the image quality of
movies (Recording mode)
You can switch the recording mode to
select the movie quality when recording
high definition image quality (HD)
movies. The recording time (p. 78) or the
type of media device to which the images
can be copied may change, depending on
the recording mode selected. ([Standard
] is the default setting.)
Notes
[60p Quality
] can be set only when the
[
Frame Rate] is set to [60p].
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Select
[Image Quality/
Size]
[
REC Mode].
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Select the desired recording
mode.
appears on a medium icon if a movie
recorded with the selected recording mode
cannot be copied on that medium.
Recording mode and the media
devices to which the images can be
copied
Types of media
Recording mode
PS
*
FX
FH/
HQ/LP
On this camcorder
Internal memory
Memory card
On external devices
External media
(USB storage
devices)
Blu-ray discs
AVCHD recording
discs
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—
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[60p Quality
] can be set only when the
[
Frame Rate] is set to [60p].
On image quality
The image quality and the bit-rate for each
recording mode can be set as follows.
(“M,” such as in “24M,” means “Mbps.”)
For the high definition image quality (HD)
movies
[60p Quality
]: 1920
1080/60p quality,
AVC HD 28M (PS)
[Highest Quality
]: 1920
1080/60i or
1920
1080/24p quality, AVC HD 24M (FX)
[High Quality
]: 1920
1080/60i or 1920
1080/24p quality, AVC HD 17M (FH)
[Standard
]: 1440
1080/60i quality, AVC
HD 9M (HQ)
*
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[Long Time
]: 1440
1080/60i quality,
AVC HD 5M (LP)
For the standard definition image quality
(STD) movies
[Standard
]: Standard quality, STD 9M
(HQ)
*
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*
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The default setting
