The [Frame size/frame rate] item in the movie shooting menu is used to choose the movie frame size (in pixels) and frame rate. You can also choose from two [Movie quality] options: [High quality] and [Normal]. Together, these options determine the maximum bit rate and recording time, as shown in the following table.

Frame size/frame rate 1

Max. bit rate

Max. recording time

High quality

Normal

r

[3840 ×2160; 30p2

144 Mbps

— 3

29 min. 59 s 4

s

[3840 ×2160; 25p2

t

[3840 ×2160; 24p2

y/y

[1920×1080; 60p]

56 Mbps

28 Mbps

29 min. 59 s 4

z/z

[1920×1080; 50p]

1/1

[1920×1080; 30p]

28 Mbps

14 Mbps

2/2

[1920×1080; 25p]

3/3

[1920×1080; 24p]

4/4

[1280×720; 60p]

5/5

[1280×720; 50p]

u/6

[1920×1080; 60p crop5

56 Mbps

28 Mbps

29 min. 59 s 4

v/7

[1920×1080; 50p crop5

8/8

[1920×1080; 30p crop5

28 Mbps

14 Mbps

9/9

[1920×1080; 25p crop5

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[1920×1080; 24p crop5

  1. The frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are respectively 59.94 fps, 50 fps, 29.97 fps, 25 fps, and 23.976 fps.

  2. Movies are recorded in 4K UHD. k is displayed in the monitor.

  3. Movie quality fixed at [High quality].

  4. Each movie may be recorded across up to 8 files. Each file may be up to 4 GB in size. The number of files and the length of each file vary with the options selected for [Movie quality] in the movie shooting menu. Movies recorded to memory cards formatted in the camera will however be recorded as a single file regardless of size if the card has a capacity over 32 GB.

  5. i is displayed in the monitor.

The Movie Crop

Movies have an aspect ratio of 16:9. The crop varies with frame size.

1

3840 × 2160

2

1920 × 1080 and 1280 × 720

3

1920 × 1080 crop

  • Going from a frame size of 1920 × 1080 or 1280 × 720 to 3840 × 2160 increases the apparent focal length by approximately 1.5×.

  • Going from 1920 × 1080 or 1280 × 720 to “1920 × 1080 crop” increases the apparent focal length by approximately 3×.