Sony FDR-AX53 Manual page 2

Quick start guide
To get started with the camera, read over this list for a quick summary of the basic
functions.
To turn on the camera, simply open the pop-out screen.
To zoom in and out, tilt the W/T control at the top of the camera to the right or left
respectively.
To record video, or stop recording, press the Start/Stop button, located by your
right thumb.
If you want the camera to handle all the decisions, tap the button in the bottom left
and enable "Intelligent Auto" mode.
For instructions on using the external microphone or light, see the
optional accessories
Understanding video options
When recording, it's important to select the right resolution, bit rate, and frame rate options
for your project. Here's a quick overview of what these settings mean and when you might
want to use each.
To access these settings, tap the Menu button in the top right of the touchscreen, and then
select "Image Quality/Size".
Bit rate ("REC Mode")
The options under this heading specify how much data the camera uses to encode the
video. In other words, the higher you set this setting, the higher quality the video will be,
but the more space it will take up. Conversely, lower settings will take up less space, at the
expense of quality.
Frame rate
Depending on the format used, you may set the camera to record 60p, 30p (60i), or 24p
frames per second. If you want a more film-style look, you might wish to record at 24fps.
For capturing fast movement, 60fps will provide very smooth motion, but some people are
of the opinion that it looks unnatural. In order to record at 60fps, you must be at a lower
resolution than 4K. Most internet video is recorded at 30fps, which is essentially equivalent
to 60i.
Resolution and recording standard ("File Format")
The FDR-AX53 offers three options for recording format: XAVC S 4K, XAVC S HD, and
AVCHD. If you need the maximum possible resolution (either for displaying on a 4K screen
or to enable cropping to 1080 without losing quality), you should select XAVC S 4K. If you
don't need 4K resolution, or need to record at 60fps, select one of the other two options.
XAVC S HD and AVCHD are essentially the same, except the former can record at slightly
higher quality and takes slightly more space.
Advanced controls
Various recording settings can be manually set for fine-grained control over the recording
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