Video Configuration: Resolution, Bit Rate And Frame Rate; Selecting The Resolution And Bit Rate; Selecting The Frame Rate - Canon XA40 Instruction Manual

Video Configuration: Resolution, Bit Rate and Frame Rate

With the following procedures you can set the video configuration used for recording clips. Select the
combination of resolution/bit rate and frame rate settings that best matches your creative needs. The
color sampling will be YCbCr 4:2:0, 8 bit. Available options for some settings may change depending
on previous selections for other settings. See the table following the procedures for a summary.
For details on recording audio, refer to
Operating modes:

Selecting the Resolution and Bit Rate

1 Select [¸ Resolution].
> [3 ! Recording Setup]
2 Select the desired option and then select [X].
• The selected resolution and bit rate will appear at the right of the screen.

Selecting the Frame Rate

1 Select [¸ Frame Rate].
> [3 ! Recording Setup]
2 Select the desired option and then select [X].
• The icon of the selected frame rate will appear at the right of the screen.
Available video configuration settings
Resolution (Bit rate*)
3840x2160 (150 Mbps)
1920x1080 (35 Mbps)
1920x1080 (17 Mbps)
1280x720 (8 Mbps)
* The camcorder uses a variable bit rate (VBR).
NOTES
• For details on approximate recording times, refer to
Video Configuration: Resolution, Bit Rate and Frame Rate
Recording Audio (A 68).
>
[¸ Resolution]
>
[¸ Frame Rate]
59.94P
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Approximate recording times
Frame rate
29.97P
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37
23.98P
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(A 134).