Enjoying pictures with high definition quality
Trying out the new HDV format!
High image qualityBeing HDV format compliant, your camcorder is ready to shoot crystal clear,
What is the HDV format?The HDV format is a video format for shooting and playing back high definition images on popular DV standard cassette tapes.
•Your camcorder adopts the HDV1080i specification, which utilizes 1,080 effective scanning lines, within the HDV standards, and records pictures at the image bit rate of about 25 Mbps.
1,080 effective scanning lines
•These operating instructions refer to the HDV1080i specification as HDV format unless there is a need to specify.
Why shoot in the HDV format?By moving to digital video, like the rest of the world, you will be able to capture important moments in your life in high quality digital HDV format, allowing you to relive them. Your camcorder’s down convert function converts pictures in HDV format to SD (standard definition) quality for viewing on older wide TV formats, and on 4:3 aspect ratio TVs when a high definition TV set is not available. This provides an easy path to HDV format video.
•The down convert function converts HDV format video to DV for playback or editing when your camcorder is connected to a TV or VCR that is not HDV1080i compliant. The resulting image is displayed in SD (standard definition).
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