Sony 4-170-893-13(1) User Manual

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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. 49).
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. 68) 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. Since the face you touched has priority 
also with the Smile Shutter function, your 
camcorder records a photo automatically 
when it detects the smiling face.
Touch the face with the double-lined frame 
again to cancel.
Notes
The face you touched may not be detected, 
depending on the surrounding brightness or 
hairstyle of the subject. In this case, touch the 
face again when you record.
Touch the face you want to record as 
priority.
The double-lined frame is displayed.