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## Record Setting

The larger the size of the movie image, the higher the image quality. The higher the amount of data used per second (average bit-rate), the higher the image quality.

1. MENU 1 [Record Setting] desired mode

#### File Format: AVCHD

60i/50i:
Movies are recorded at approximately 60 fields/sec (for 1080 60i-compatible devices) or 50 fields/sec (for 1080 50i-compatible devices), in interlaced mode, with Dolby Digital audio, in AVCHD format.
24p/25p:
Movies are recorded at approximately 24 frames/sec (for 1080 60i-compatible devices) or 25 frames/sec (for 1080 50i-compatible devices), in progressive mode, with Dolby Digital audio, in AVCHD format.
60p/50p:
Movies are recorded at approximately 60 frames/sec (for 1080 60i-compatible devices) or 50 frames/sec (for 1080 50i-compatible devices), in progressive mode, with Dolby Digital audio, in AVCHD format.

| Record Setting | Average bit-rate | Description
| 60i 24M(FX) 50i 24M(FX) | 24 Mbps | Shoots at the high picture quality of 1920×1080 (60i/50i) size
| 60i 17M(FH) 50i 17M(FH) | 17 Mbps | Shoots at a standard picture quality of 1920×1080 (60i/50i) size
| 60p 28M(PS) 50p 28M(PS) | 28 Mbps | Shoots at the highest picture quality of 1920×1080 (60p/50p) size
| 24p 24M(FX) 25p 24M(FX) | 24 Mbps | Shoots at a high picture quality of 1920×1080 (24p/25p) size, creating a movie-like atmosphere.
| 24p 17M(FH) 25p 17M(FH) | 17 Mbps | Shoots at a standard quality of 1920×1080 (24p/25p) size, creating a movie-like atmosphere.

#### File Format: MP4

Movies shot are recorded in MPEG-4 format, at approximately 30 frames/sec (for 1080 60i-compatible devices) or approximately 25 frames/sec (for 1080 50i-compatible devices), in progressive mode, with AAC audio, mp4 format.

| Record Setting | Average bit-rate | Description
| 1440×1080 12M | 12 Mbps | Shoots at 1440×1080 size
| VGA 3M | 3 Mbps | Shoots at VGA size

Notes

- A telephoto image is produced when [VGA 3M] image size is selected.

- When you create AVCHD discs from movies recorded in [60p 28M(PS)]/[50p 28M(PS)], [60i 24M(FX)]/[50i 24M(FX)] or [24p 24M(FX)]/[25p 24M(FX)], it will take time, as the image quality must be converted. To save [60p 28M(PS)]/[50p 28M(PS)], [60i 24M(FX)]/[50i 24M(FX)] or [24p 24M(FX)]/[25p 24M(FX)] movies without converting the image quality, use Blu-ray discs.

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