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2-8 List of Abbreviations and Terms for DVD Video Camera/Recorders

Index	Abbreviation/Term	Explanation
A	AC3	See Dolby AC3.
C	CPRM	Content Protection for Recordable Media: Copyright protection function that is
		suitable for online distribution of music.
D	DCF	Design rule for Camera File system standard: This camera file system standard,
		established by JEIDA (now merged to JEITA).
	Dolby AC3	Audio coding format developed by Dolby Laboratories in U.S, also simply referred
		as AC3 format: Supports 5-channel full-range sound and one channel for sub-woofer
		sound playback.
	DPOF	Digital Print Order Format: DPOF allows user to record print information along
		with photos on storage media to facilitate printing of photos.
	DVD	Digital Versatile Disc. A huge amount of digital data for video (movie) and audio
		can be recorded on this disc, whose size is the same as CD.
	DVD Forum	International organization that formulates the technical standards of DVD
	DVD-Audio	One type of DVD standard disc, on which high-quality audio can be recorded
	DVD-R	One type of DVD standard disc, to which writing once is possible (recordable type)
	DVD-RAM	One type of DVD standard disc, to which writing up to 100,000 times is possible
	DVD-ROM	One type of DVD standard disc, to which data for computer can be recorded
	DVD-RW	One type of DVD standard disc, to which writing up to 1000 times is possible
	DVD-Video	One type of DVD standard disc, on which high-quality video and audio can be
		recorded
	DVD Video	Video recording/playback standard that applies to DVD-Video, DVD-R and DVD-
	Format	RW
	DVD Video	Video recording/playback standard that applies to DVD-RAM and DVD-RW: This
	Recording Format	allows versatile editing functions, differing from the DVD Video Format.
E	Exif	Exchangeable image file format. File format used for recording photos on digital
		cameras, established by JEIDA (now merged to JEITA).
F	FireWire	See IEEE1394.
I	IEEE1394	Also referred to as FireWire or i-LINK: Standard for serial interface that connects
		PC and peripheral devices
	Interlaced CCD	This CCD scans one image twice (scans roughly once and interpolates between first
		scanning lines the second time) and interlaces the images obtained by scanning
		twice to create a one-image signal.
	i-LINK	See IEEE1394.
J	JEIDA	JEIDA stands for Japan Electronic Industry Development Association.
	JEITA	JEITA stands for Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries
		Association, which came into existence when JEIDA merged with EIAJ (Electronic
		Industries Association of Japan).
		JEITA has established Exif and DCF standard.
	JPEG	Joint Photographic Expert Group: International standard format for compressing
		still images
L	LCD	Liquid Crystal Display. LCD formats include STN and TFT.
	LPCM	Linear Pulse Code Modulation. Also referred to as linear PCM. LPCM is a format
		that digitizes analog audio data during recording and converts it to analog data
		during playback.
M	MMC	See MultiMediaCard.
	MMCA	See MultiMediaCard Association.

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