Recording Movies and Photos

•Under certain conditions, the Smart AUTO icon that appears on the screen may not match the actual scene. Especially when shooting against orange or blue backgrounds, the sunset or one of

the blue skies icons may appear and the colors may not look natural. In such case, we recommend

recording in mode (A45).

•Photos are recorded as JPG files. During and modes, the camcorder can take photos

during record pause mode or capture photos from a movie during playback (A102). The photo size and number of photos that can be saved on a 1 GB memory card are summarized in the

44following table. However, the actual number of photos that can be recorded will vary depending on the subject and shooting conditions.

Movie Format

Recording mode

Photo size

Number of photos

AVCHD

Any

1920x1080

660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35 Mbps, 24 Mbps, 17 Mbps

1920x1080

660

 

 

 

 

 

MP4

4 Mbps

1280x720

1,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Mbps

640x360

5,800

 

 

 

 

 

•Photos cannot be recorded while the digital zoom is activated or during dual recording.

•You can capture a photo from a scene during playback (A102).

•When you need to record for a long time with the camcorder set on a tripod, you can close the OLED panel and use only the viewfinder in order to save power when using a battery pack (A25).