User manual
Table Of Contents
- Read this first
- Identifying parts and controls
- Screen indicators
- Table of Contents
- Getting Started
- Step 1: Checking supplied accessories
- Step 2: Charging the battery pack
- Step 3: Attaching the microphone and the lens hood with lens cover
- Step 4: Attaching the accessory shoe
- Step 5: Turning on the camcorder and setting the date and time
- Step 6: Adjusting the LCD screen and viewfinder
- Step 7: Preparing the recording media
- Recording
- Recording
- Adjusting the focus
- Changing the recording setting
- Adjusting the brightness
- Adjusting the color tone
- Audio setup
- Useful functions
- Recording in dim places (Video light)
- Selecting the suitable setting automatically for the recording situation (AUTO MODE setting)
- What you can do with the Wi-Fi function of the camcorder
- Downloading “PlayMemories Mobile”
- Connecting the camcorder to an Android smartphone equipped with the NFC function using One-touch
- Using a smartphone as a remote controller
- Transferring images to a smartphone
- Connecting without using the NFC function (Android)
- Connecting without using the NFC function (iPhone/iPad)
- Customizing the picture quality (Picture profile)
- Setting time data
- Recording with the Slow & Quick Motion function
- Reviewing the most recently recorded scene (Last Scene Review)
- Assigning the functions to the ASSIGN buttons
- Playback
- Editing
- Using the Menu
- Connecting with another device
- Troubleshooting
- Additional Information
35
Recording
Changing the recording setting
You can select the recording format (bit-
rate, image size, frame rate, scanning
system). The default setting is as follows:
NTSC model: 1080/60i
PAL model: 1080/50i
1 Press the MENU button.
2 Select (REC/OUT SET) t
[REC SET] t [ REC FORMAT]
t a desired format with the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial.
Setting value
• Bit-rate
PS: max. 28 Mbps
FX: max. 24 Mbps
FH: approx. 17 Mbps (average)
HQ: approx. 9 Mbps (average)
LP: approx. 5 Mbps (average)
•Image size
PS: 1,920×1,080
FX: 1,920×1,080/1,280×720
FH: 1,920×1,080/1,280×720
HQ: 1,440×1,080/1,280×720
LP: 1,440×1,080
• Frame rate
NTSC model: Either 60 or 30 or 24
PAL model: Either 50 or 25
• Scanning system
i: interlace
p: progressive
If you select [1080/60i ] (NTSC model)
or [1080/50i ] (PAL model), for
example, movies are recorded with
following format.
• 1080: Effective scanning lines
• 60, 50: Frame rate
• i: Scanning system
• FX: Recording mode
Frame rate at 60i (NTSC model)
The frame rate displayed on the LCD
screen differs from the actual frame rate.
b Notes
• Movies recorded with the recording mode set to
PS or FX on [ REC FORMAT] can be
saved on an external media device only (p. 102).
• When [SIMUL/RELAY REC] is set to [MP4
SIMUL REC], [ REC FORMAT] cannot
be set to [1080/60p PS] (NTSC model) or
[1080/50p PS] (PAL model).
z Tips
• The recording format of 720/60i HQ (NTSC
model) or 720/50i HQ (PAL model) is
automatically selected for the standard
definition image quality (DV) recording.
Selecting the recording format
for high definition image quality
(HD)
NTSC model PAL model
1080/60i FX -
1080/60i FH -
1080/60i HQ 1080/50i FX
1080/60i LP 1080/50i FH
1080/60p PS 1080/50i HQ
720/60p FX 1080/50i LP
720/60p FH 1080/50p PS
720/60p HQ 720/50p FX
1080/30p FX 720/50p FH
1080/30p FH 720/50p HQ
1080/24p FX 1080/25p FX
1080/24p FH 1080/25p FH
Frame rate on the LCD
screen
Actual frame rate
24 23.98
30 29.97
60 59.94
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