Handbook

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Movie recording setup
Shooting (Advanced operations)
MENU button t 1 t [File Format] t Select the desired
format
5 Adjust the focus, then press the MOVIE button to start
recording.
(Program Auto)
(94)
Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically
(both the shutter speed and the aperture value). The other
settings can be adjusted manually, and your setting values
can be saved.
(Aperture
Priority) (95)
Allows you to shoot after adjusting the aperture value
manually using the control dial.
(Shutter
Priority) (97)
Allows you to shoot after adjusting the shutter speed
manually using the control dial.
(Manual
Exposure) (99)
Allows you to shoot after adjusting the exposure manually
(both the shutter speed and the aperture value) using the
control dial.
File Format
AVCHD 60i/60p
AVCHD 50i/50p
Records 60i/50i movies or 24p/25p movies in AVCHD
format, and 60p/50p movies in an original Sony format. This
Sony file format is suitable for viewing the movie on a high-
definition TV.
You can create a Blu-ray disc, an AVCHD disc, or a DVD-
Video disc using the supplied software “PMB.”
• 60i/50i movies are recorded at either 60 fields/second or at
50 fields/second, respectively. Both 60i and 50i movies
utilize the interlace scanning system, Dolby Digital audio,
and the AVCHD format.
• 24p/25p movies are recorded at either 24 frames/second or
at 25 frames/second, respectively. Both 24p and 25p
movies utilize the progressive scanning system, Dolby
Digital audio, and the AVCHD format.
• 60p/50p movies are recorded at either 60 frames/second, or
at 50 frames/second, respectively. Both 60p and 50p
movies utilize the progressive scanning system and Dolby
Digital audio.