Sony HDR-PJ650E User Manual

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Advanced operations

Recording images 

with various settings

For information on your camcorder model, 

see the following page:

Functions and equipment  p.11

Selecting the image quality of 
movies (Recording mode)

You can switch the recording mode to select 

the movie quality when recording high 

definition image quality (HD) movies. The 

recording time (p. 57) or the type of media 

device to which the images can be copied 

may change, depending on the recording 

mode selected. ([Standard 

] is the 

default setting.)

1 

Select 

  [Image Quality/

Size]  [

REC Mode].

2 

Select the desired recording 
mode.

Recording mode and the media 
devices to which the images can be 
copied

Types of media

Recording mode

PS

*

FX

FH/

HQ/LP

On this camcorder

Internal memory
Memory card

On external devices

External media 

device
Blu-ray discs
AVCHD 

recording discs

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*

  PS can be set only when the the [

Frame 

Rate] is set to [60p] (models with the NTSC 

color system) / [50p] (models with the PAL 

color system).

Capturing smiles automatically 
(Smile Shutter)

A photo is recorded automatically when 

the camcorder detects the smile of a person 

during movie recording (p. 51). ([Dual 

Capture] is the default setting.)

When set to the following, you cannot use the 

Smile Shutter function.

[

REC Mode]: [Highest Quality 

]

[

Frame Rate]: [60p] (models with the 

NTSC color system) or [50p] (models with 

the PAL color system)

Smiles may not be detected depending on 

recording conditions, subject conditions, and 

the setting of your camcorder.

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[Smile Sensitivity] (p. 51)

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The camcorder is 

detecting a smile 

(orange).

The camcorder is 

detecting a face.