Sony DSC-TX7 Reference Guide

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The larger the size of the movie image, the higher the image quality. The higher the amount of 
data used per second (average bit-rate), the smoother the playback image.
Select a movie recording format by touching 
 
t  
(Settings) 
 (Shooting Settings) 
t [Movie format] in shooting mode (page 93).
Movie recording format (AVCHD)
Movies shot with this camera are recorded in AVCHD format, at approximately 60 fields/sec 
(for 1080 60i-compatible devices) or 50 fields/sec (for 1080 50i-compatible devices), in 
interlaced mode, with Dolby Digital audio, AVCHD format.
Movie recording format (MP4)
Movies shot with this camera are recorded in MPEG-4 format, at approximately 30 frames/sec 
(for 1080 60i-compatible devices) or approximately 25 frames/sec (for 1080 50i-compatible 
devices), in progressive mode, with AAC audio, mp4 format.
• A telephoto image is produced when the [MP4 3M] image size is selected.
When shooting Intelligent Sweep Panorama 
images
 (Standard)
(Horizontal: 4912×1080)
(Vertical: 3424×1920)
Shoots the images using standard size.
 (Wide)
(Horizontal: 7152×1080)
(Vertical: 4912×1920)
Shoots the images using wide size.
When shooting movies
Movie quality
Average bit-rate
Description
 AVC HD 17M FH
17 Mbps
Shoots at a maximum picture quality of 
1920×1080 size
 AVC HD 9M HQ
9 Mbps
Shoots at a high picture quality of 
1440×1080 size
Movie image size
Average bit-rate
Description
 MP4 12M
12 Mbps
Shoots at 1440×1080 size
 MP4 6M
6 Mbps
Shoots at 1280×720 size
 MP4 3M
3 Mbps
Shoots at VGA size
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