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Tips
You can record, play, or edit movies in the
selected image quality only. To record, play, or
edit movies in another image quality, change
this setting.
Selecting the recording
mode
You can switch the recording mode to
select the movie quality when recording
high definition image quality (HD) movies
([Standard
] is the default setting). The
recording time of the recording media is
changed depending on the recording mode.
Touch
(MENU) [Image
Quality/Size] [ REC Mode].
Touch the desired recording
mode.
The recording modes available will
depend on the selected [
Frame
Rate] (p. 79).
* appears on a medium icon if a movie
recorded with the selected recording
mode cannot be saved on that medium.
Touch
.
Recording modes and the media
Types of media that images can be saved
on will depend on the recording mode
selected.
For details on a save operation using the
external devices, see page 58.
Types of media
Recording mode
3D
PS
*
FX
FH/
HQ/
LP
On this camcorder
Internal recording
media
Memory card
On external devices
External media
(USB storage
devices)
Blu-ray discs
— —
AVCHD recording
discs
— — —
* [PS] can be set only when [ Frame Rate] is
set to [50p].
Tips
Movies are recorded with 1920 1080/50i
format when 3D mode is selected, with the
1920 1080/50p format when the PS mode of
high definition image quality (HD) is selected,
and with AVCHD 1920 1080/50i or 1920
1080/25p format when the FX or FH mode is
selected. When the HQ or LP mode of high
definition image quality (HD) is selected,
movies are recorded with AVCHD 1440
1080/50i format.
You can select the following high definition
image quality (HD) recording mode.
[3D] (HD 28M(3D))
[50p Quality
] (AVC HD 28M (PS))
[Highest Quality
] (AVC HD 24M (FX))
[High Quality
] (AVC HD 17M (FH))