Solution
Differences between AVCHD and MP4Selecting the Movie Recording Format
Selecting the Video Quality
You can choose to record movies in AVCHD or MP4 format.
Differences between AVCHD and MP4
AVCHD movies are ideal for playback with fantastic picture quality.
MP4 movies are versatile and can easily be played back on smartphones or uploaded to the Web.
Selecting the Movie Recording Format
1. Touch [ ].
2. Drag your finger left/right to bring the [Recording Setup] menu to the center, and then
touch the icon to open it.
3. Touch [Movie Format].
4. Touch [ ] or [
].
5. Touch [ ].
6. Touch [ ].
Selecting the Video Quality
The camcorder offers several video quality options (bit rates) for recording movies. For AVCHD movies, select or
for higher quality or
for longer recording times. Similarly, for MP4 movies, select 35 Mbps or 24 Mbps for higher quality or 4 Mbps for longer recording times.
Caution
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.