Before using

Before using

Features of Memory Card Camera Recorder

Very clear high definition pictures

This unit is an AVCHD format video camera for recording highly detailed high definition images on an SD card.

You can watch images in high-resolution HD video if you connect this unit and a high definition TV and then play back the images. (l79)

AB

AHigh definition images (1440k1080)

Number of available scan lines 1080

BStandard images (720k480)

Number of available scan lines 480

High definition images

≥High definition images have more than approximately 2 times the number of available scan lines and more than 4 times the number of pixels compared with standard images.

≥The still pictures above are images for explanation purposes.

ªWhat is the AVCHD?

This is a format for recording and playing back highly detailed high definition images.

Images are recorded based on the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec for compressing images and audio is recorded in Dolby Digital.

About the SDHC Memory Card and the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures

About the SDHC Memory Card (Be careful about the following.)

≥It is not compatible with devices other than those that support SDHC.

≥If you use the SDHC Memory Card in another device, use a device that is SDHC compatible. (l27)

About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures

≥They are not compatible with devices other than those that support the AVCHD. Refer to the operating instructions of the device for details.

≥The recorded motion pictures cannot be played back in a device that is not compatible (does not support the AVCHD).

≥There are some cases where the recorded motion pictures cannot be played back, even if the device supports the AVCHD. In such cases, play the recorded motion picture with this unit instead.

Existing DVD recorders and DVD players that do not support the

AVCHD

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