Other settings

Video Resolution

You can select the resolution of video to be recorded on storage media.

1Press the Home ( ) button p touch “Settings” p “Shooting” p “Video Resolution”.

2Touch the desired submenu item.

>> Video Resolution

Full HD 1080/50i

HD 720/50p

SD 576/50p

3To exit the menu, touch the Return ( ) tab.

Submenu items

Full HD 1080/50i ( ): Records in the Full HD (1920x1080/50i) format.

HD 720/50p ( ): Records in the HD (1280x720/50p) format.

SD 576/50p ( ): Records in the SD (720x576/50p) format.

• “50i” indicates the camcorder will record in interlaced scan mode at 50 fields per second.

“50p” indicates the camcorder will record in progressive scan mode at 50 frames per second.

Recorded files are encoded using Variable Bit Rate (VBR). VBR is an encoding system that automatically adjusts the bit rate in response to the image being recorded.

The available video recording time differs according to the video resolution you select. ¬page 33

Photo Resolution

You can select the resolution of the photo to be recorded.

1Press the Home ( ) button p touch “Settings” p “Shooting” p “Photo Resolution”.

2Touch the desired submenu item.

>> Photo Resolution

4.9M 2944X1656

2M 1920X1080

3To exit the menu, touch the Return ( ) tab.

Submenu items

4.9M 2944X1656 ( ): Records in the 2944x1656 resolution.

2M 1920X1080 ( 2M ): Records in the 1920x1080 resolution.

• The number of recordable images differs according to the photo resolution you select. ¬page 33

Photos that are recorded on your camcorder may not playback properly on other digital devices that do not support these photo sizes.

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Samsung HMX-Q100BP/EDC, HMX-Q10TP/EDC, HMX-Q10UP/MEA, HMX-Q10UP/EDC manual Other settings, Video Resolution, Photo Resolution

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