E62
Reference Section
The Movie Menu
Movie Options
Select the desired movie option to record. Larger image sizes and faster movie
bitrates mean greater image quality and larger movie file sizes.
• The movie bitrate is the volume of movie data recorded per second. Variable
bitrate (VBR) encoding is used to automatically adjust the bitrate depending on
the subject being recorded. When recording movies of a subject with large
amounts of motion, the file size increases.
• See “Movie Options and Maximum Movie Length” (A90) for information about
maximum movie length.
• When recording normal speed movies, select one of the normal speed movie
options (E62), and when recording HS movies, select one of the HS movie
options (E63).
Normal Speed Movie Options
• The frame rate is approximately 30 fps for all options.
Enter shooting mode M d button M e tab M Movie options
Type Description
d HD 1080pP
(1920×1080)
(default setting)
Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded. This option is
suited to playback on a widescreen TV.
• Movie bitrate: Approx. 14.8 Mbps
e HD 1080p
(1920×1080)
Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded. This option is
suited to playback on a widescreen TV.
• Movie bitrate: Approx. 12.3 Mbps
f HD 720p
(1280×720)
Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded.
• Movie bitrate: Approx. 6.1 Mbps
p iFrame 540
(960×540)
Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded. A format
supported by Apple Inc.
• Movie bitrate: Approx. 20.7 Mbps
Movies cannot be edited (E34).
When recording movies to the internal memory, recording may
stop unexpectedly in some shooting conditions. When recording
movies of important events, recording to a memory card (class 6 or
higher) is recommended.
g VGA (640×480)
Movies with an aspect ratio of 4:3 are recorded.
• Movie bitrate: Approx. 2.9 Mbps