High-definition Recording Format

This camera has two high-defi nition recording formats. Select the one that suits your purpose.

￿To record for a long time

￿To copy videos to a DVD and play back on a AVCHD compatible device such as Blu-ray recorder, etc

•You can record to a microSD card.

•You can divide a video.

￿To record at maximum picture quality (FHD mode)

￿To edit videos on your PC

(You can edit videos in a short time.)

•You can dub and edit videos on an HDV compatible device. (GZ-HD40: 1440 CBR only)

•You can view video written back from a PC. (￿ p. 11)

NOTES

Recording format

AVCHD

(factory-preset)

Recording format

MPEG-2 TS

•When you edit videos using the provided QuickTime Component for Everio software (for Macintosh), select MPEG-2 TS format.

•If you edit videos in MPEG-2 TS format on a computer, set [x.v.Color] to [OFF] before the recording.

•You cannot copy videos of two formats to one DVD.

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