Canon VIXIA HF G21 Instruction Manual - Page 37
Selecting the Recording Mode (Video Quality), Recording modes by movie format
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Selecting the Recording Mode (Video Quality) Selecting the Recording Mode (Video Quality) The camcorder offers various recording modes, depending on whether the movie format is AVCHD or MP4. When the recording mode of an AVCHD scene is set to 28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) or 24 Mbps LPCM, you can enjoy two-channel linear PCM audio recording with a sampling frequency of 48 kHz. Refer to the following tables for details. Operating modes: 37 1 Open the [Recording Mode] screen. [FUNC.] > [MENU] > > [Recording Mode] 2 Touch the desired recording mode and then touch [X]. NOTES • For details on approximate recording times, refer to Approximate recording times (A 144). • About scenes recorded at [28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P)]/[28 Mbps (59.94P)] (AVCHD) or [35 Mbps (59.94P)]/[8 Mbps (59.94P)] (MP4): - Recording such scenes is not available during mode. - When recording such scenes, dual recording is not available. - Depending on the TV, scenes may not be able to be played back. • AVCHD scenes recorded at 28 Mbps cannot be saved on AVCHD discs. Use an external Blu-ray Disc recorder compliant with AVCHD Ver. 2.0 specifications to copy those movies onto Blu-ray discs. • The following types of MP4 scenes will be recognized as multiple files on other devices. - Scenes exceeding 4 GB - Scenes recorded at 35 Mbps or 8 Mbps exceeding 30 minutes - Scenes recorded with a recording mode other than 35 Mbps or 8 Mbps exceeding 1 hour • When the recording mode is set to [28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P)] or [24 Mbps LPCM], recording with 5.1ch surround sound is not available when using the optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone. Recording modes by movie format Movie format AVCHD MP4 Recording mode 28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) 28 Mbps (59.94P) 24 Mbps LPCM 24 Mbps 17 Mbps 5 Mbps 35 Mbps (59.94P) 24 Mbps 17 Mbps 8 Mbps (59.94P) 4 Mbps 3 Mbps Resolution 1920x1080 1440x1080 1920x1080 1280x720 640x360 Audio format Linear PCM Dolby Digital Linear PCM Dolby Digital AAC