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# Selecting the resolution, codec, and frame rate for recording video

The resolution, codec, and frame rate of the recording video can be selected.

- [SYSTEM] menu → [FREQUENCY]: System frequency

- [SYSTEM] menu → [FILE FORMAT]: File format for recording

- [SYSTEM] menu → [ASPECT]: Aspect ratio of the video to record in the signal format of the SD resolution (480i and 576i)

- [SYSTEM] menu → [SUPER SLOW]: Super slow recording settings

- [SYSTEM] menu → [SHOOTING MODE]: Shooting mode settings according to the shooting environment

- [REC FORMAT]: Sets the signal format and codec mode for recording.

- [SYSTEM] menu → [AUDIO SAMPLE RES.]: Number of bits of the audio to record (selectable if set to AVC-I100/AVC-I50)

- [SCENE FILE] menu → [VFR]: Variable frame rate recording function (variable frame rate range)

## When [FILE FORMAT] is set to [P2]

#### Video

Resolution | [FREQUENCY] | [REC FORMAT] | VFR
--- | --- | --- | ---
1920×1080 | [59.94Hz] | [1080-59.94p/AVC-I100] [1080-59.94p/AVC-I422] [1080-59.94p/AVC-G25] [1080-59.94p/AVC-G12] [1080-59.94i/AVC-I200] [1080-59.94i/AVC-I100] [1080-59.94i/AVC-I50] [1080-59.94i/AVC-G50] [1080-59.94i/AVC-G25] [1080-59.94i/AVC-G12] | —
| [50.00Hz] | [1080-50.00p/AVC-I100] [1080-50.00p/AVC-I422] [1080-50.00p/AVC-G25] [1080-50.00p/AVC-G12] [1080-50.00i/AVC-I200] [1080-50.00i/AVC-I100] [1080-50.00i/AVC-I50] [1080-50.00i/AVC-G50] [1080-50.00i/AVC-G25] [1080-50.00i/AVC-G12]
1280×720 | [59.94Hz] | [720-59.94p/AVC-I200] [720-59.94p/AVC-I100] [720-59.94p/AVC-I50] [720-59.94p/AVC-G50] [720-59.94p/AVC-G25] [720-59.94p/AVC-G12]
| [50.00Hz] | [720-50.00p/AVC-I200] [720-50.00p/AVC-I100] [720-50.00p/AVC-I50] [720-50.00p/AVC-G50] [720-50.00p/AVC-G25] [720-50.00p/AVC-G12]

#### Audio

Codec | Number of channels | Number of quantizing bits | Sampling frequency
--- | --- | --- | ---
LPCM | 4ch | 24 bits (anything other than AVC-G12) 16 bits (AVC-I100/AVC-I50/AVC-G12) | 48 kHz

## When [FILE FORMAT] is set to [MOV]

#### Video

Resolution | [FREQUENCY] | [REC FORMAT] | VFR*
--- | --- | --- | ---
3840×2160 | [59.94Hz] | [2160-59.94p/420LongGOP 150M] [2160-59.94p/HEVC LongGOP 200M] [2160-59.94p/HEVC LongGOP 100M] [2160-29.97p/420LongGOP 100M] [2160-23.98p/420LongGOP 100M] [2160-29.97p/HEVC LongGOP 150M] [2160-23.98p/HEVC LongGOP 150M] | 1fps to 60fps
| [2160-29.97p/422LongGOP 150M] [2160-29.97p/422ALL-I 400M] [2160-23.98p/422LongGOP 150M] [2160-23.98p/422ALL-I 400M] | 1fps to 30fps
[50.00Hz] | [2160-50.00p/420LongGOP 150M] [2160-50.00p/HEVC LongGOP 200M] [2160-50.00p/HEVC LongGOP 100M] [2160-25.00p/420LongGOP 100M] [2160-25.00p/HEVC LongGOP 150M] | 1fps to 50fps
| [2160-25.00p/422LongGOP 150M] [2160-25.00p/422ALL-I 400M] | 1fps to 25fps
1920×1080 | [59.94Hz] | [1080-59.94p/422LongGOP 100M] [1080-59.94p/422ALL-I 200M] [1080-29.97p/422LongGOP 50M] [1080-29.97p/422ALL-I 100M] [1080-23.98p/422LongGOP 50M] [1080-23.98p/422ALL-I 100M] | 1fps to 60fps, 120fps (during super slow recording)
| [1080-59.94i/422LongGOP 50M] [1080-59.94i/422ALL-I 100M] | —
[50.00Hz] | [1080-50.00p/422LongGOP 100M] [1080-50.00p/422ALL-I 200M] [1080-25.00p/422LongGOP 50M] [1080-25.00p/422ALL-I 100M] | 1fps to 50fps, 100fps (during super slow recording)
| [1080-50.00i/422LongGOP 50M] [1080-50.00i/422ALL-I 100M] | —

For the range of the frame rate that can be set, refer to “[FRAME RATE]”.

#### Audio

Codec | Number of channels | Number of quantizing bits | Sampling frequency
--- | --- | --- | ---
LPCM | 4ch | 24 bits | 48 kHz

## When [FILE FORMAT] is set to [AVCHD]

#### Video

Resolution | [FREQUENCY] | [REC FORMAT] | VFR
--- | --- | --- | ---
1920×1080 | [59.94Hz] | [1080-59.94p/AVCHD PS] [1080-59.94i/AVCHD PH] [1080-59.94i/AVCHD HA] | —
|  | [1080-23.98p/AVCHD PH] | —
| [50.00Hz] | [1080-50.00p/AVCHD PS] [1080-50.00i/AVCHD PH] [1080-50.00i/AVCHD HA] | —
1280×720 | [59.94Hz] | [720-59.94p/AVCHD PM] | —
| [50.00Hz] | [720-50.00p/AVCHD PM] | —
720×480 | [59.94Hz] | [480-59.94i/AVCHD SA] | —
720×576 | [50.00Hz] | [576-50.00i/AVCHD SA] | —

#### Audio

Codec | Number of channels | Number of quantizing bits | Sampling frequency
--- | --- | --- | ---
Dolby AudioTM | 2ch | 16 bits | 48 kHz

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