Settings menu

Shooting

* : Default

ItemDescription

Set the video resolution.

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

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

Web/HD (): Records in the Web/HD format to

upload videos on sharing web sites.

 

50i indicates the camcorder will record in interlaced

Video

 

scan mode at 50 fields per second.

50p indicates the camcorder will record in progressive

Resolution

 

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 19

The videos recorded in Web/HD resolution are displayed in 1280X720/50p resolution in the video

thumbnail view and in WQGA (432x240/25p) resolution in the Social Sharing mode. ￿page 76

Set the photo resolution.

 

5.3M 3072X1728* (

): Records in the

 

3072x1728 resolution.

2M 1920X1080 (

): Records in the 1920x1080

Photo

resolution.

 

Resolution

 

• The number of recordable images differs according to

 

 

the photo resolution you select. ￿page 19

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

Settings

* : Default

ItemDescription

Set to compensate for camcorder shake/blur.

Off*: Disables the function.

On (): Enables to compensate for camcorder shake.

Plus (): Enables the function.

OIS Duo

OIS Plus improves on existing Optical Image Stabilisation by allowing the camcorder lens to shift over wider range of motion in wide/tele zoom position. This allows the camcorder to compensate for greater degrees of camcorder shake and delivers a stunning level of image smoothness.

 

Set to record close-up images of very small objects.

 

• Off*: Disables the function.

 

• On (

): Focuses on a small portion of a large

 

object at a tele angle.

 

• When recording in the Tele Macro mode, the focus

 

 

speed may be lowered.

 

• Use a tripod (not supplied) to prevent camcorder

 

 

shake in the Tele Macro mode.

Tele Macro

Avoid shadows when recording in the Tele Macro mode.

• As the distance to the subject decreases, focusing

 

 

 

area narrows.

 

• When the distance between the camcorder and a

 

 

subject is too close and the camcorder cannot be

 

 

in the focus, press the [Zoom (W)] button and then

 

 

adjust the focal distance between them.

 

• When the Tele Macro function is On and the

 

 

camcorder magnifies a subject in tele mode, the

 

 

minimum focal distance between the camcorder and

 

 

a subject is 50cm.

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