Sony HDR-CX560 User Manual

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Recording modes and the media
Types of media that images can be saved 
on will depend on the recording mode 
selected.
For details on a save operation using the 
external devices, see page 61.
Types of media
Recording mode
PS
*
FX
FH/
HQ/LP
On this camcorder
Internal recording 
media
Memory card
On external devices
External media 
(USB storage 
devices)
Blu-ray discs
AVCHD 
recording discs
*
  [PS] can be set only when [
Frame Rate] is 
set to [60p].
Tips
Movies are recorded with the 1920  1080/60p 
format when the PS mode of high definition 
image quality (HD) is selected, and with 
AVCHD 1920  1080/60i or 1920  1080/24p 
format when the FX or FH mode is selected. 
When the HQ or LP mode of high definition 
image quality (HD) is selected, movies are 
recorded with AVCHD 1440  1080/60i format.
You can select the following high definition 
image quality (HD) recording mode.
[60p Quality 
] (AVC HD 28M (PS))
[Highest Quality 
] (AVC HD 24M (FX))
[High Quality 
] (AVC HD 17M (FH))
[Standard 
] (AVC HD 9M (HQ)) (the 
default setting)
[Long Time 
] (AVC HD 5M (LP))



The recording mode of the standard image 
quality (STD) is limited to the following value.
[Standard 
] (STD 9M (HQ))
“M,” such as in “24M,” means “Mbps.”
Using the Tracking focus function
If you touch the subject you want to track 
on the LCD screen, the camcorder tracks 
that subject and records a movie.
When you touch a face
A double-lined frame appears around the 
face and the camcorder adjusts the focus, 
color and exposure automatically.
When you touch a point other than a 
face
A double-lined frame appears at the point 
you touch and the camcorder adjusts the 
focus automatically.
To stop tracking, touch 
/
 that 
appears on the right of the LCD screen.
Touch the face or a point you want 
to track.
The double-lined frame is displayed.