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Movie Quality/Movie Size
The larger the size of the movie image, the higher the image quality. The higher the amount of data used per second (average
Select a movie recording format by pressing MENU | (Settings) | (Shooting Settings) |
[Movie format] in shooting mode. [Details]
If [Movie format] is [AVCHD], select the movie size from [Movie Quality], and if [Movie format] is [MP4], select from [Movie Size].
Movie quality (recording format: AVCHD)
1.MENU [Movie Quality] desired mode
Movies shot with this camera are recorded in AVCHD format, at approximately 60 fields/sec (for 1080
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| AVC HD 24M | 24 Mbps | Shoots at the highest picture quality of 1920×1080 |
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| AVC HD 17M | 17 Mbps | Shoots at a high picture quality of 1920×1080 (50i/60i) |
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| AVC HD 9M | 9 Mbps | Shoots at a standard picture quality of 1440×1080 |
| (HQ) | (50i/60i) size | |
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Movie image size (recording format: MP4)
1.MENU [Movie Size] desired size
Movies shot with this camera are recorded in
| Movie image size | Average | Description |
| MP4 12M | 12 Mbps | Shoots at 1440×1080 size |
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| MP4 6M | 6 Mbps | Shoots at 1280×720 size |
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| MP4 3M | 3 Mbps | Shoots at VGA size |
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Notes
A telephoto image is produced when [MP4 3M] image size is selected.
When you create AVCHD discs from movies recorded in [AVC HD 24M (FX)], it will take time as the image quality must be converted. To save [AVC HD 24M (FX)] movies without converting the image quality, use
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