Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9 User Manual page 120

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Top page > Using MENU items (Shooting) > MENU items (Shooting) > Movie Quality/Movie Size
Movie Quality/Movie Size
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 higher the image quality.
Select a movie recording format by pressing MENU
Settings) [Movie format] in shooting mode.
If [Movie format] is [AVCHD 60i/60p] (for 1080 60i-compliant devices) or [AVCHD 50i/50p] (for
1080 50i-compliant devices), select the movie size from [Movie Quality]. If [Movie format] is
[MP4], select from [Movie Size].
Movie quality (recording format: [AVCHD 60i/60p] (for 1080 60i-
compliant devices) or [AVCHD 50i/50p] (for 1080 50i-compliant
devices))
1. MENU
[Movie Quality]
Movies shot in this format are recorded in AVCHD format, at approximately 60 fields/sec (for
1080 60i-compliant devices) or 50 fields/sec (for 1080 50i-compliant devices), in interlaced
mode, with Dolby Digital audio.
Otherwise, movies shot in this format are recorded in AVCHD format, at approximately 60
frames/sec (for 1080 60i-compliant devices) or 50 frames/sec (for 1080 50i-compliant devices), in
progressive mode, with Dolby Digital audio.
Average bit-
Movie quality
rate
AVC HD 28M
28 Mbps
(PS)
AVC HD 24M
24 Mbps
(FX)
AVC HD 17M
17 Mbps
(FH)
AVC HD 9M
9 Mbps
(HQ)
Movie image size (recording format: MP4)
1. MENU
[Movie Size]
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.
Movie image size Average bit-rate Description
MP4 12M
MP4 6M
MP4 3M
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[Details]
desired mode
Description
Shoots at the highest picture quality of 1920×1080
(60p/50p) size
Shoots at the highest picture quality of 1920×1080
(60i/50i) size
Shoots at a high picture quality of 1920×1080
(60i/50i) size
Shoots at a standard picture quality of 1440×1080
(60i/50i) size
desired size
12 Mbps Shoots at 1440×1080 size
6 Mbps Shoots at 1280×720 size
3 Mbps Shoots at VGA size
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