Operating Instructions

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When [REC FORMAT] is set to [AVCHD]
A Favours image quality
B Favours Recording time
When [REC FORMAT] is set to [24p]
*1 [1080/50M]/[1080/28M] and [720] are recording modes suitable for playing back or editing on a
PC.
*2 [iFrame] is a format suitable for Mac (iMovie etc.). It is recommended for when using a Mac.
*3 You can record motion pictures in 1080/50p (1920k1080/50 progressive), the best AVCHD
picture quality for this unit.
Please refer to page 13 for details about recordable time using the battery.
Use an SD card conforming to Class 10 of the SD Speed Class Rating when you want to
record motion pictures to the SD card using the setting [1080/50M].
Please refer to page 256 for details about approximate recordable time.
When the unit is moved a lot or moved quickly, or when a fast-moving subject is recorded,
mosaic-type noise may appear at playback.
It is possible to continuously record motion picture to an SD card when there is no space available
in the built-in memory. (It allows you to record only to SD card from built-in memory.)
Set [MEDIA SELECT] to [Built-inMemory].
Set [REC FORMAT] to [AVCHD]. (l 91)
Insert an SD card.
is displayed on the screen. will disappear when space in the built-in memory is gone
and the recording to the SD card starts.
Relay Recording can only be performed once.
Combine the scenes that were relay-recorded using the [RELAY SCENE COMBINE] into
the SD card. (l 138, 144)
Once you have performed [RELAY SCENE COMBINE], you can use the Relay Recording
function again. If the [RELAY REC] is set to [ON] without performing the [RELAY SCENE
COMBINE], a message is displayed. You will be able to perform Relay Recording by touching
[YES], but you will not be able to perform the [RELAY SCENE COMBINE] after that.
Still pictures are recorded to the SD card after Relay Recording.
is displayed on the thumbnail display during the playback of the scene that was relay-
recorded on the built-in memory.
[PH]/[HA]/[HG]/[HE]:
(AB)
Set the recording format to 1080/50i.
[1080/50p]
*3
: Set the recording format to 1080/50p.
[2160/24p]: Set the recording format to 2160/24p (72 Mbps).
[1080/24p]: Set the recording format to 1080/24p (50 Mbps).
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[RELAY REC]
: [RECORD SETUP] # [RELAY REC] # [ON]
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