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Top page > Using MENU items (Shooting) > Movie shooting menu > Record Setting
Record Setting
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.
1. MENU
1 [Record Setting] desired mode
File Format: AVCHD
Records 60i/50i movies, 24p/25p movies or 60p/50p movies in AVCHD format. This file format is
suitable for viewing the movie on a high-definition TV.
You can create a Blu-ray Disc, an AVCHD recording disc, or a DVD-Video disc using “PlayMemories
Home.”
60i/50i movies are recorded at either 60 fields/second or at 50 fields/second, respectively. Both 60i
and 50i movies utilize the interlace scanning system, Dolby Digital audio, and the AVCHD format.
24p/25p movies are recorded at either 24 frames/second or at 25 frames/second, respectively. Both
24p and 25p movies utilize the progressive scanning system, Dolby Digital audio, and the AVCHD
format.
60p/50p movies are recorded at either 60 frames/second, or at 50 frames/second, respectively. Both
60p and 50p movies utilize the progressive scanning system, Dolby Digital audio, and the AVCHD
format.
Record
Setting
Average bit-
rate
Description
60i 24M(FX)
50i 24M(FX)
24 Mbps
Shoots at the highest picture quality of 1920×1080 (60i/50i)
size
60i 17M(FH)
50i 17M(FH)
17 Mbps Shoots at a high picture quality of 1920×1080 (60i/50i) size
60p 28M(PS)
50p 28M(PS)
28 Mbps
Shoots at the highest picture quality of 1920×1080
(60p/50p) size
24p 24M(FX)
25p 24M(FX)
24 Mbps
Shoots at a high picture quality of 1920×1080 (24p/25p)
size
24p 17M(FH)
25p 17M(FH)
17 Mbps
Shoots at a standard picture quality of 1920×1080
(24p/25p) size
File Format: MP4
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.
Record Setting Average bit-rate Description
1440×1080 12M 12 Mbps Shoots at 1440×1080 size
VGA 3M 3 Mbps Shoots at VGA size
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