Types of recording modes and changing the recording modes (VIXIA mini / LEGRIA mini)

Solution

Recording modes
The camcorder offers three video quality options (bit rates*) for recording movies. Select 24 Mbps for higher video quality; select 4 Mbps for longer recording times or smaller file sizes.

NOTE
  • Bit rate (measured in Mbps) indicates how much information is recorded in 1 second of video and therefore affects also the recording time available on the memory card.
  • Depending on the device used, you may not be able to play back your recordings on other devices.
  • The camcorder uses a variable bit rate (VBR) to encode video so the actual recording times will vary depending on the content of the scenes.
  • Long scenes, whose video data exceeds 4 GB, will be recognized as multiple files on other devices.

IMPORTANT
For approximate recording times, see Approximate recording times (VIXIA mini / LEGRIA mini).

Changing the settings
1. Set the power switch to ON to turn on the camcorder.



2. Touch [ ].



3. Drag your finger left/right to bring the [Other Settings] menu into the center, then touch the icon to open it.



4. Touch [ ].



5. Drag your finger up/down to bring [Video Quality] into the orange selection bar, then touch the button.



6. Touch the desired video quality mode.



7. Touch [ ].