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Recording images with the selected image quality

Selecting the image quality of

movies (Recording mode)

You can switch the recording mode to
select the movie quality when recording
high definition image quality (HD)
movies. The recording time (p. 75) or the
type of media device to which the images
can be copied may change, depending on
the recording mode selected. ([Standard
] is the default setting.)
Notes
[60p Quality ] can be set only when the
[Frame Rate] is set to [60p].
1 Select [Image Quality/
Size] [ REC Mode].
2 Select the desired recording
mode.
appears on a medium icon if a movie
recorded with the selected recording mode
cannot be copied on that medium.
Recording mode and the media
devices to which the images can be
copied
Types of mediaRecording modePS*1FX FH/HQ/LPOn this camcorderInternal recording
media*2
Memory cardOn external devicesExternal media (USB storage devices) Blu-ray discsAVCHD recording discs — —
*1 [60p Quality ] can be set only when the
[Frame Rate] is set to [60p].
*2 HDR-CX260V/CX580V/PJ260/PJ260V/PJ580/
PJ580V/PJ600/PJ600V/XR260V
On image quality
The image quality and the bit-rate for each
recording mode can be set as follows.
(“M,” such as in “24M,” means “Mbps.”)
For the high definition image quality (HD)
movies
[60p Quality ]: 1920 1080/60p quality,
AVC HD 28M (PS)
[Highest Quality ]: 1920 1080/60i or
1920 1080/24p*1 quality, AVC HD 24M (FX)
[High Quality ]: 1920 1080/60i or 1920
1080/24p*1 quality, AVC HD 17M (FH)
[Standard ]: 1440 1080/60i quality, AVC
HD 9M (HQ)*2
[Long Time ]: 1440 1080/60i quality,
AVC HD 5M (LP)