Sony HXR-MC50P 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, the 
recording mode is set to [HQ].
   
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 or FH 
mode. If you want to record longer 
movies, select the 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. 70).
Tips
Movies are recorded with AVCHD 1920  
1080/50i 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  
1080/50i 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))
[HD HQ] (AVC HD 9M (HQ)) (the default 
setting)
[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.”
Prioritizing the subject
When [FACE DETECTION] (p. 90) is set 
to [ON] (the default setting), and several 
faces are detected, touch the face you want 
to record as priority. Focus/color/exposure 
are adjusted automatically for the selected 
face.


High quality 
recording
Long time recording
Touch the face you want to record as 
priority.
The double-lined frame is displayed.