Sony HXR-MC2000U User Manual

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Selecting the recording mode
You can select a recording mode to record 
the high definition image quality (HD) 
movies from 4 levels. The recording time 
of the media is changed depending on 
recording mode. In the default setting,  
[ REC MODE] is set to [HD FH].
   
Touch 
 (MENU)  [Show 
others]  [
REC MODE] (under 
 [SHOOTING SET] category).
   
Touch a desired setting.
If you want to record high quality 
images with the high definition image 
quality (HD), select the FX mode. If 
you want to record longer movies, 
select the HQ, LP mode.
   
Touch 
  
.
Notes
You cannot create an AVCHD disc from a 
movie recorded with [HD FX] mode of  
[ REC MODE]. Save a movie recorded with 
[HD FX] mode onto Blu-ray Discs or external 
storage devices (p. 62, 64).
You cannot use Dual Rec or the Smile Shutter 
function when you set [ REC MODE] to 
[HD FX].
Tips
Movies are recorded with AVCHD 1920  
1080/60i format when the FX or FH mode 
of the high definition image quality (HD) is 
selected. And when the HQ or LP mode of the 
high definition image quality (HD) is selected, 
movies are recorded with AVCHD 1440  
1080/60i format. Movies are recorded with 
MPEG-2 format when the standard image 
quality (STD) is selected.
You can select the following high definition 
image quality (HD) recording mode. “24M” 
of [HD FX] is the maximum bit-rate, and the 
value other than of [HD FX], such as “17M,” is 
an average bit-rate.
[HD FX] (AVC HD 24M (FX))
[HD FH] (AVC HD 17M (FH)) (the default 
setting)
[HD HQ] (AVC HD 9M (HQ))
[HD LP] (AVC HD 5M (LP))
The recording mode of the standard image 
quality (STD) is limited to the following value. 
“9M” is an average bit-rate.
[STD HQ] (STD 9M (HQ))
“M,” such as in “24M,” means “Mbps.”


High quality 
recording
Long time 
recording