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Advanced recording
Video Resolution

You can select the resolution of a video to be recorded.

Select the recording ( ) mode by pressing the [MODE]
button. ¬page 26
1 Press the [MENU] button p

[Control (Left/Right)] button p

Video Resolution.

2 Select the desired submenu item

with the [Control (Up/Down)]

button, and then press the

[Control (OK)] button.

3 Press the [MENU] button to exit the menu.
50p indicates the camcorder will record in progressive scan mode at
50 frames per second.
25p indicates the camcorder will record in progressive scan mode at
25a frames per second.
Recorded files are encoded using Variable Bit Rate (VBR). VBR is an
encoding system that automatically adjusts the bit rate according to
the image being recorded.
High resolution images occupy more memory space than low
resolution images. If you select the higher resolution, there is less
space to record videos in the memory.
The recording times depend on the resolution of a video to be
recorded. ¬page 33
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Submenu Items
Items Use On-screen
display
1280x720/25p Records in 1280x720 (25p) resolution.
720x576/50p
(16:9)
Records in 720x576 (50p) resolution
with 16:9 aspect ratio.
720x576/50p(4:3) Records in 720x576 (50p) resolution
with 4:3 aspect ratio.
[220Min]STBY
Exit
Video Resolution
720X576/50p(16:9)
720X576/50p(4:3)
1280X720/25p