Recording modes

NOTE

• Bit rate indicates how much information is recorded in 1 second of video and also affects recording time available on the memory. Movies with higher bit rates will have higher video quality while those with lower bit rates will have smaller file sizes,allowing you to record longer and upload more quickly.
• If you select 60P or 35 Mbps, movies will be recorded at 60 frames per second, progressive.
• Depending on the portable device, you may not be able to play back your recordings.
• Movies recorded in 60P or MXP mode cannot be saved on AVCHD discs. Use an external Blu-ray Disc recorder compliant with AVCHD Ver. 2.0 specifications to copy those movies onto Blu-ray discs.
• The camcorder uses a variable bit rate (VBR) to encode video so the actual recording times will vary depending on the content of the scenes.
• The following types of MP4 scenes will be recognized as multiple files on other devices.

- Scenes exceeding 4 GB

- Scenes recorded at 35 Mbps exceeding 30 minutes

- Scenes recorded at a video quality other than 35 Mbps exceeding 1 hour

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• 60P, 35Mbps:

- Depending on the TV, you may not be able to play back movies recorded in 60P or 35 Mbps.

- When the video quality is set to 60P or 35 Mbps, dual recording, decoration, and faders are not available.

- When the shooting mode is set to [Cinema], recording in 60P or 35 Mbps is not available. When the shooting mode is set to [Baby Mode], recording in 60P is not available.

IMPORTANT

For recording time estimates, please see Movie-recording Times for Memory Cards (VIXIA HF R50/R52/R500).

Changing the recording modes

2. Touch [ ].

3. Drag your finger left/right to bring the [Recording Setup] menu to the center, and then touch the icon to open it.

REFERENCE

For more detailed information on the recording mode, touch [i].

The information will be displayed.

6. Touch [ ].

7. Touch [ ] to close.