ILCE-1
* Camera’s system software (firmware) Ver. 2.00 or later
This camera provides high video quality features such as 10-bit color depth, 4:2:2 color sampling, high efficiency MPEG-H HEVC/H.265 codec support, and Intra compression support and also provides various file format support related to editing work.
To connect the camera and the TV, use a Premium High Speed HDMI Cable (sold separately).
Refer to the descriptions below for the setting method and characteristics of each file format used for recording movies.
Use the mode dial to set the shooting mode to (Movie) or S&Q, and then perform the following settings.
To shoot slow-motion/quick-motion movies, perform the following settings.
MENU → (Shooting) → [Image Quality/Rec] → [S&Q Settings] →Select an item to set, and then select the desired setting.
This setting records movies in the widely used MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec and therefore enables you to view and edit movies on various compatible devices.
To view movies on a TV
Rec Frame Rate | Record Setting |
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60p (NTSC) 50p (PAL) |
150M 4:2:0 8bit |
To edit movies
We recommend setting Record Setting to 10-bit 4:2:2 for editing movies since this setting assures rich gradation. This setting has high compatibility with video editing software and requires smaller file sizes than those required for XAVC S-I 4K/XAVC S-I HD (Intra compression).
Rec Frame Rate | Record Setting |
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24p (NTSC) | 100M 4:2:2 10bit |
60p (NTSC) 50p (PAL) |
200M 4:2:2 10bit |
This format records high image quality movies with rich gradations and smaller file sizes using the MPEG-H HEVC/H.265 codec with 10-bit color sampling.
To view movies on a TV
As a HDR-compatible Picture Profile, the camera is equipped with HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma), which is compatible with a wide color gamut BT.2020 color spaces.
If you connect a HDR (HLG)-compatible TV via HDMI, you can prevent over-exposure and under-exposure without performing the color grading process and enjoy watching movies that will appear more realistic as if they are viewed with the naked eye.
Rec Frame Rate | Record Setting |
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30p (NTSC) 25p (PAL) |
200M 4:2:0 10bit |
Rec Frame Rate | Record Setting | Picture Profile |
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60p (NTSC) 50p (PAL) |
150M 4:2:0 10bit | PP10*1 |
To edit movies
When you edit movies shot with [XAVC HS 8K] or [XAVC HS 4K] on a computer, use a video editing software compatible with MPEG-H HEVC/H.265 codec.
We also recommend using a computer with high processing capability so that you can edit the movies with greater efficiency.
To play back movies on a Windows computer, the Video Codec extension provided by Microsoft must be installed on a computer with Windows10 or later.
Rec Frame Rate | Record Setting |
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24p (NTSC) | 200M 4:2:0 10bit |
Rec Frame Rate | Record Setting |
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24p (NTSC) | 100M 4:2:2 10bit |
To shoot movies for long periods
This format enables recording 4K movies with a small file size by taking advantage of the high compression rate.
When you want to record 4K movies in the memory card for an extended period, we recommend the setting values (example) given below.
Rec Frame Rate | Record Setting |
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60p (NTSC) 50p (PAL) |
45M 4:2:0 10bit |
Notes
This format records movies in the widely used MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec and therefore XAVC S-I 4K/XAVC S-I HD with10-bit 4:2:2 sampling with rich gradation is suitable for editing movies. Since Intra compression compresses the movie frame by frame, there is less load on a computer when editing movies compared with Long GOP compression. Note, however, that the recorded file sizes will be larger than the files recorded with Long GOP compression.
To view the recorded movies as is on a TV, we recommend shooting in XAVC S 4K/XAVC S HD with 8-bit 4:2:0 or XAVC HS 4K with a 10-bit 4:2:0 setting.
Rec Frame Rate | Record Setting |
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60p (NTSC) | 600M 4:2:2 10bit |
50p (PAL) | 500M 4:2:2 10bit |
24p (NTSC) | 240M 4:2:2 10bit |
The memory card requirements vary depending on the file format.
For information about the memory cards that can be used, visit the following website.