Digital Camera User Manual

Recording
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This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures.
Applicable modes:
When [AVCHD] is selected
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What is bit rate
This is the volume of data for a definite period of time, and the quality becomes higher when the
number gets bigger. This unit is using the “VBR” recording method. “VBR” is an abbreviation of
“Variable Bit Rate”, and the bit rate (volume of data for definite period of time) is changed
automatically depending on the subject to record. Therefore, the recording time is shortened
when a subject with fast movement is recorded.
• [FSH] can record motion pictures with even higher definition and picture quality than [SH].
When [MOTION JPEG] is selected
Note
•
Motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD] or [MOTION JPEG] may be played back with poor
picture or sound quality or playback may not be possible even when played back with
equipment compatible with these formats. Also, the recording information may not be
displayed properly. In this case, use this unit.
For details on AVCHD compatible devices, refer to the support sites below.
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/
(This Site is English only.)
• To play back AVCHD motion pictures recorded with this unit on Panasonic Blu-ray Disc Players
(DMP-BD30/DMP-BD31/DMP-BD50) it is necessary to update the firmware of the Blu-ray Disc
Player.
You can download the latest firmware version from the following website.
http://panasonic.net/support/
[REC QUALITY]
Item Picture size/Bit rate fps Aspect ratio
[FSH] 1920k1080 pixels/Approx. 17 Mbps
60i
(Sensor output is
30 fps)
16:9
[SH] 1280k720 pixels/Approx. 17 Mbps
60p
(Sensor output is
30 fps)
Item Picture size fps Aspect ratio
[HD] 1280k720 pixels
30
16:9
[VGA] 640k480 pixels
4:3
[QVGA] 320k240 pixels