Recording Mode Types and Instructions for Changing the Recording Mode (LEGRIA HF R56/R57/R506)

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Recording modes
Changing the recording modes

Recording modes

The camcorder offers several video quality options (measured by bit rate) for recording movies. For AVCHD movies, select 50P or MXP mode for higher quality and select LP for longer recording times. Similarly, for MP4 movies, select 35 Mbps or 24 Mbps mode for higher quality and 4 Mbps mode for longer recording times.

Caution

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 50P or 35 Mbps, movies will be recorded at 50 frames per second, progressive.

Depending on the portable device, you may not be able to play back your recordings.

Movies recorded in 50P 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

Caution

Regarding 50P, 35Mbps:

- Depending on the TV, you may not be able to play back movies recorded in 50P or 35 Mbps.

- When the video quality is set to 50P or 35 Mbps, dual recording and decoration are not available.

- When the shooting mode is set to [Cinema], recording in 50P or 35 Mbps is not available. When the shooting mode is set to [Baby Mode], recording in 50P is not available.