Sony PXW-FS7 Quick Reference Manual page 14

D. Preparing the camera and shooting
MPEG HD 422: HD only, the same as the XDCAM 422
codec, 8 bit, 422 at 50Mb/s. Good for news, quick turn-
around, small file size. Not best for heavy post production
work or grading, Not recommended for use with S-Log2/3.
XAVC-I: HD/UHD/4K DCI. XAVC-I is always 10 bit 422.
XAVC-I is normally the easiest version of XAVC to edit,
requiring the least processing power. XAVC-I is the best
choice for working with S-Log2/3.
XAVC-L: HD/UHD XAVC-L is a long GOP codec offering
similar image quality to XAVC-I but with a smaller
file size. In HD it is 10bit 422. In UHD it is 8bit 422 (not
recommended for S-Log2/3).
In HD there 3 bit rate choices of 50, 35 and 25Mbps.
50Mbps offers image quality comparable to XAVC-I.
35Mbps is comparable to MPEG2 HD 422 50Mbps.
25Mbps is suitable for corporate or other professional non
broadcast applications.
XAVC-L requires more processing power in post
production than XAVC-I, so a high performance
computer is recommended.
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