Selecting The Recording Mode - Sony NEX-VG20 Handycam&reg Handbook

Selecting the recording mode

You can switch the recording mode to
select the movie quality when recording
high definition image quality (HD) movies
([Standard ] is the default setting).
The recording time of the memory card is
changed depending on the recording mode.
(MENU)  [Image

Touch
Quality/Size]  [

Touch the desired recording
mode.
The recording modes available will
depend on the selected [
Rate] (p.80).
appears on a medium icon if a movie
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recorded with the selected recording
mode cannot be saved on that medium.
 Touch .
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.
On this camcorder
REC Mode].
On external devices
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Frame
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Types of media
PS
Memory card
External media
(USB storage
devices)
Blu-ray discs
AVCHD
recording discs
[PS] can be set only when [
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 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 1440 
1080/60i format.
You can select the following high definition
image quality (HD) recording mode.
[60p Quality ] (AVC HD 28M (PS))
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[Highest Quality ] (AVC HD 24M (FX))
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[High Quality ] (AVC HD 17M (FH))
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[Standard ] (AVC HD 9M (HQ)) (the

default setting)
[Long Time ] (AVC HD 5M (LP))
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The recording mode of the standard image
quality (STD) is limited to the following value.
[Standard ] (STD 9M (HQ))
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"M, " such as in "24M, " means "Mbps. "
Recording mode
FH/
FX
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HQ/LP
— —
Frame Rate] is