Note

If this product cannot detect the sound of a club hitting the ball, this product automatically sets the impact point at 0.5 second before the START/STOP button has been pressed, and records a movie in the time period between 1.5 seconds before the impact point to 0.5 second after the impact point.

The size of photos becomes 1,920×1,080. You cannot record sound.

Image quality is not as good as that of normal recording.

[REC Mode] will be set to [Standard ] automatically.

Impact sound may be detected by the built-in microphone even when an external microphone is attached.

The image recorded may be noisy when this product has failed to analyze the shot properly because there may be movement in background of the recording screen. It is recommended that you record images under stable conditions (for example, using a tripod).

Hint

You can check your form using self-timer. Select [] / [] - [On], this product starts countdown of the timer after you press the START/STOP button. The point when the count reaches 0 is assumed as the moment of impact and motion before and after 0 is recorded.

[89]How to Use Menu operations

High Speed REC

Shooting Mode

When you record [XAVC S HD] movies, you can use the high-speed recording function.

1. - [Image Quality/Size] - [File Format] - [XAVC S HD].

2. - [Shooting Mode] - [High Speed REC].

Note

When you set [File Format] to [XAVC S 4K] (FDR-AX100/FDR-AX100E) or [ AVCHD], this function is not available.

Image quality is not as good as that of normal recording.

[90] How to Use

Menu operations

Camera/Mic

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Sony HDR-CX900E, FDR-AX100E manual High Speed REC

FDR-AX100E, FDR-AX100, HDR-CX900E, HDR-CX900 specifications

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