I have been testing my new Sony HDR-PJ760V camcorder. The top 2 recording modes (there are a total of 5) in which I am interested are:
Mode 1: 1920x1080/50p, AVCHD 28 Mbps (PS)
Mode 2: 1920x1080/50i, AVCHD 24 Mbps (FX)
Sony states that Mode1 has the highest quality but takes twice the storage.
I have tried both modes for comparison, setting Prel10 to "PAL->AVCHD->Full HD 1080i" for both cases.
I found the only difference is that all clips recorded in Mode 1, when dragged to the timeline, needs rendering.
Is this rendering by Prel10 reducing the quality of Mode1 to that of Mode2?
Am I using the wrong project settings for Mode 1?
Thanks.