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Recording Movies
Movie Recording and Playback
* The maximum recording time shown here refers only to the portion of the movie that is
recorded in slow motion or fast motion.
• 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 subject with large
amounts of motion, the file size increases.
• The frame rate is approximately 30 frames per second in any options.
h HS 120 fps
(640×480)
1/4-speed slow motion movies with a 4:3 aspect ratio are recorded.
• Max. recording time*: 10 seconds (playback time: 40 seconds)
• Image size: 640 × 480 pixels
• Movie bitrate: 3 Mbps
i HS 60 fps
(1280×720)
1/2-speed slow motion movies with a 16:9 aspect ratio are
recorded.
• Max. recording time*: 30 seconds (playback time: 1 minute)
• Image size: 1280 × 720 pixels
• Movie bitrate: 9 Mbps
j HS 15 fps
(1920×1080)
2× speed fast motion movies with a 16:9 aspect ratio are recorded.
• Max. recording time*: 2 minutes (playback time: 1 minute)
• Image size: 1920 × 1080 pixels
• Movie bitrate: 12 Mbps
Type Description
C Maximum Movie Length
All figures are approximate. The maximum movie length may vary by make of memory card.
* Each movie is limited to a file size of 4 GB and a movie length of 29 minutes, even when there is
sufficient free space on the memory card for longer recording. The maximum movie length that
can be recorded for a single movie is displayed during recording.
D More Information
See “File and Folder Names” (A199) for more information.
Type Internal memory (approx. 74 MB) Memory card (4 GB)*
d HD 1080pP
(1920×1080) (default setting)
42 s 35 min
e HD 1080p (1920×1080) 49 s 40 min
f HD 720p (1280×720) 1 min 5 s 55 min
p iFrame 540 (960×540) 21 s 15 min
g VGA (640×480) 3 min 9 s 2 h 30min