Shooting Movies; Movie Recording Formats - Sony ILCA-99M2 Instruction Manual

Shooting movies

Movie recording formats

The following movie recording formats are available on this camera.
What is XAVC S?
Records movies in high definition such as 4K by converting them into
MP4 movies using the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec. MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 is
capable of compressing images with high efficiency. You can record high-
quality images while reducing the amount of data.
XAVC S/AVCHD recording formats
Format
XAVC S 4K
XAVC S HD
AVCHD
• Bit rate is the amount of data processed within a given period of time.
GB
50
Features
Bit-rate: Approx. 100 Mbps or approx. 60 Mbps
Records movies in 4K resolution (3840×2160).
Bit-rate: Approx. 100 Mbps, approx. 60 Mbps or
approx. 50 Mbps.
Records movies in crisper quality than AVCHD with
larger amounts of data.
Bit-rate: Approx. 28 Mbps (maximum), approx.
24 Mbps (maximum) or approx. 17 Mbps (average)
The AVCHD format has a high degree of compatibility
with storage devices other than computers.