Canon VIXIA HF R400 Instruction Manual - Page 60

Advanced Shooting This chapter covers advanced shooting functions, such as Special Scene modes and Baby mode. For details about basic video shooting, refer to Basic Shooting and Playback (A 41). Selecting the Movie Format (AVCHD/MP4) You can choose to record movies in AVCHD or MP4 format. AVCHD movies are ideal for playback with fantastic picture quality. MP4 movies are versatile and can easily be played back on smartphones or uploaded to the Web. Operating modes: SCN > [ Recording Setup] > [Movie Format] > Desired movie format > [K] > [X] Selecting the Video Quality The camcorder offers several video quality options (measured by bit rate*) for recording movies. For AVCHD movies, select 60P or MXP mode for higher quality and select LP for longer recording times. Similarly, for MP4 movies, select 35 Mbps or 24 Mbps mode for higher quality and 4 Mbps mode for longer recording times. If you select 60P or 35 Mbps, movies will be recorded at 60P frames per second, progressive. The table after the following procedure gives approximate recording times. * Bit rate indicates how much information is recorded in 1 second of video and also affects recording time available on the memory. Movies with higher bit rates will have higher video quality while those with lower bit rates will have smaller file sizes, allowing you to record longer and upload more quickly. Operating modes: SCN 60 Š Advanced Shooting