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Selecting a method for creating a disc of movies

Characteristics of each type of disc

Creating a disc with a device other than a computer

You can create a disc from AVCHD movies that have been recorded with this camera.

The devices that can play back movies vary depending on the type of disc. Select the type of disc suitable for your disc player.

For details on the method for creating a disc using “PlayMemories Home”, see “PlayMemories Home Help Guide.”

To import movies into a PC, see “Importing images to a computer” [Details].

 

Recordable

 

Disc type/Purpose

movie quality

Player

 

PS

FX

FH

 

 

 

 

 

Blu-ray disc playback devices (Sony Blu-ray

For saving images in high-definition

 

 

 

disc player, PlayStation 3, etc.)

image quality (HD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For saving images in high-definition

 

 

 

AVCHD format playback devices (Sony Blu-

*

*

 

ray disc player, PlayStation 3, etc.)

image quality (HD) (AVCHD disc)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary DVD playback devices (DVD

For saving images in standard

*

*

*

player, computer that can play DVDs, etc.)

definition image quality (STD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*When creating discs using “PlayMemories Home,” you can record movies if you convert with a deterioration in image quality.

Characteristics of each type of disc

 

Using a Blu-ray disc enables you to record high-definition image quality (HD)

High-definition

movies of a longer duration than DVD discs.

image quality

 

(HD)

 

 

 

 

High-definition image quality (HD) movies can be recorded on DVD media, such as

High-definition

DVD-R discs, and a high-definition image quality (HD) disc is created.

You can play a high-definition image quality (HD) disc on AVCHD format

image quality

playback devices, such as a Sony Blu-ray disc player and a PlayStation 3. You

(HD) (AVCHD

cannot play the disc on ordinary DVD players.

disc)

 

 

 

 

Standard definition image quality (STD) movies converted from high-definition

Standard

image quality (HD) movies can be recorded on DVD media, such as DVD-R discs,

 

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