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[338] List of MENU items Camera Settings2
File Format (movie)
Selects the movie file format.
Menu item details
XAVC S 4K:
Records 4K movies in the XAVC S format. This format supports a high bit rate.
Audio: LPCM
One of the following kinds of memory card is needed to record movies with [
File Format]
set to [XAVC S 4K]:
Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
Movies cannot be recorded in 100 Mbps or more.
SDHC / SDXC / microSDHC / microSDXC memory card (SD Speed Class 10, or UHS
Speed Class U1 or faster)
UHS Speed Class U3 is required to record at 100 Mbps or more.
[HDMI Info. Display] temporarily switches to [Off] when [
File Format] is set to [XAVC S
4K].
Images will not appear on the monitor of the camera if you record movies while the camera
is connected to an HDMI device with [
File Format] set to [XAVC S 4K].
[Smile/Face Detect.] and [Center Lock-on AF] are temporarily set to [Off] when the camera
is connected to an HDMI device with [
File Format] set to [XAVC S 4K].
[Smile/Face Detect.], [Center Lock-on AF] and [
REC Control] are temporarily set to [Off]
when [
File Format] is set to [XAVC S 4K] and [Dual Video REC] is set to [On]. Even if
the camera is connected to an HDMI device, images will not be displayed on that device
while movie recording is in progress.
XAVC S HD:
Records HD movies in the XAVC S format. This format supports a high bit rate.
Audio: LPCM
One of the following kinds of memory card is needed to record movies with [
File Format]
set to [XAVC S HD]:
Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
Movies cannot be recorded in 100 Mbps or more.
MENU →
(Camera Settings2) → [ File Format] → desired setting.
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