[SYSTEM] menu

Configure the settings regarding the recording format of video and audio.

[FREQUENCY]

Sets the system frequency.

The items that can be set are as follows.

[59.94Hz], [50.00Hz]

Default setting specifications vary depending on the country or area where the camera was purchased.

The unit will restart when the setting is changed.

When AVCHD clips are recorded, it is not possible to use the same memory card with different system frequencies. When the system frequency is changed, use a different memory card.

[FILE FORMAT]

Sets the file format for recording.

[P2]	Sets to record in the MXF file format of P2 format.
[MOV]	Sets to record in the MOV file format of MOV format.
[MP4]	Sets to record in the MP4 file format of MP4 format.
[AVCHD]	Sets to record in the MTS file format of AVCHD format.

Available for setting when using

(Factory setting: [MOV])

[REC FORMAT]

Sets the signal format and codec mode for recording.

The items that can be set are as follows.

When the [SYSTEM] menu [FREQUENCY] [59.94Hz] is set

[FILE FORMAT]	Items that can be set
[P2]	[1080-59.94p/AVC-G25], [1080-59.94p/AVC-G12], [1080-59.94i/AVC-I100], [1080-59.94i/AVC-I50], [1080-59.94i/AVC-G50], [1080-59.94i/AVC-G25], [1080-59.94i/AVC-G12], [720-59.94p/AVC-I100], [720-59.94p/AVC-I50], [720-59.94p/AVC-G50], [720-59.94p/AVC-G25], [720-59.94p/AVC-G12] Factory setting: [1080-59.94i/AVC-G25]
[MOV]	[2160-59.94p/420LongGOP 150M], [2160-59.94p/HEVC LongGOP 200M], [2160-59.94p/HEVC LongGOP 100M], [2160-29.97p/420LongGOP 100M], [2160-29.97p/HEVC LongGOP 150M], [2160-29.97p/422LongGOP 150M], [2160-23.98p/420LongGOP 100M], [2160-23.98p/HEVC LongGOP 150M], [2160-23.98p/422LongGOP 150M], [1080-59.94p/422LongGOP 100M], [1080-59.94p/422ALL-I 200M], [1080-59.94i/422LongGOP 50M], [1080-59.94i/422ALL-I 100M], [1080-29.97p/422LongGOP 50M], [1080-29.97p/422ALL-I 100M], [1080-23.98p/422LongGOP 50M], [1080-23.98p/422ALL-I 100M] Factory setting: [2160-59.94p/HEVC LongGOP 200M]
[MP4]	[2160-59.94p/HEVC LongGOP 100M], [2160-29.97p/420LongGOP 72M], [2160-29.97p/HEVC LongGOP 72M], [2160-23.98p/420LongGOP 72M], [2160-23.98p/HEVC LongGOP 72M], [1080-59.94p/420LongGOP 50M], [1080-23.98p/420LongGOP 50M] Factory setting: [2160-59.94p/HEVC LongGOP 100M]
[AVCHD]	[1080-59.94p/AVCHD PS], [1080-59.94i/AVCHD PH], [1080-59.94i/AVCHD HA], [1080-23.98p/AVCHD PH], [720-59.94p/AVCHD PM] Factory setting: [1080-59.94i/AVCHD PH]

When the [SYSTEM] menu [FREQUENCY] [50.00Hz] is set

[FILE FORMAT]	Items that can be set
[P2]	[1080-50.00p/AVC-G25], [1080-50.00p/AVC-G12], [1080-50.00i/AVC-I100], [1080-50.00i/AVC-I50], [1080-50.00i/AVC-G50], [1080-50.00i/AVC-G25], [1080-50.00i/AVC-G12], [720-50.00p/AVC-I100], [720-50.00p/AVC-I50], [720-50.00p/AVC-G50], [720-50.00p/AVC-G25], [720-50.00p/AVC-G12] Factory setting: [1080-50.00i/AVC-G25]
[MOV]	[2160-50.00p/420LongGOP 150M], [2160-50.00p/HEVC LongGOP 200M], [2160-50.00p/HEVC LongGOP 100M], [2160-25.00p/420LongGOP 100M], [2160-25.00p/HEVC LongGOP 150M], [2160-25.00p/422LongGOP 150M], [1080-50.00p/422LongGOP 100M], [1080-50.00p/422ALL-I 200M], [1080-50.00i/422LongGOP 50M], [1080-50.00i/422ALL-I 100M], [1080-25.00p/422LongGOP 50M], [1080-25.00p/422ALL-I 100M] Factory setting: [2160-50.00p/HEVC LongGOP 200M]
[MP4]	[2160-50.00p/HEVC LongGOP 100M], [2160-25.00p/420LongGOP 72M], [2160-25.00p/HEVC LongGOP 72M], [1080-50.00p/420LongGOP 50M] Factory setting: [2160-50.00p/HEVC LongGOP 100M]
[AVCHD]	[1080-50.00p/AVCHD PS], [1080-50.00i/AVCHD PH], [1080-50.00i/AVCHD HA], [720-50.00p/AVCHD PM] Factory setting: [1080-50.00i/AVCHD PH]

Available for setting when using

[AUDIO SAMPLE RES.] icon_model-cx20

Sets the number of bits recorded for audio when the recording format is AVC-I100/AVC-I50. For any other recording formats, the recording is made with a fixed number of bits for audio of either 16 bits or 24 bits.

The items that can be set are as follows.

[16BIT], [24BIT]

(Factory setting: [16BIT])

[SUPER SLOW]

Sets the super slow recording. Enable this setting to shoot slow motion video.

The items that can be set are as follows.

[ON], [OFF]

(Factory setting: [OFF])

In the following cases, it is fixed to [OFF].

– When [SYSTEM] menu [FILE FORMAT] is set to other than [MOV], [MP4]

– (When [FILE FORMAT] is [MOV])

When [SYSTEM] menu [REC FORMAT] is set to other than [1080-59.94p/422LongGOP 100M], [1080-29.97p/422LongGOP 50M], [1080-23.98p/422LongGOP 50M], [1080-50.00p/422LongGOP 100M], and [1080-25.00p/422LongGOP 50M]

– (When [FILE FORMAT] is [MP4])

When [SYSTEM] menu [REC FORMAT] is set to other than [1080-59.94p/420LongGOP 50M], [1080-23.98p/420LongGOP 50M] and [1080-50.00p/420LongGOP 50M]