About the AVCHD format

Your digital video camera recorder incorporates both the AVCHD format and the DVD format for the recording function.

What is the AVCHD format?

The AVCHD format is a high definition digital video camera format used to record an HD (high definition) signal of either the 1080i specification*1 or the 720p specification*2, using efficient data compression coding technology. The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format is adopted to compress video data, and the Dolby Digital or Linear PCM system is used to compress audio data.

The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format is capable of compressing images at higher efficiency than that of the conventional image compressing format. The MPEG-4 AVC/ H.264 format enables a high definition (HD) video signal shot on a digital video camera recorder to be recorded on 8 cm DVD discs.

Recording and playback on your camcorder

Based on the AVCHD format, your camcorder records with the HD (high definition) image quality mentioned below.

Video signal:

AVCHD format 1440 × 1080/50i

Audio signal:

Dolby Digital 5.1 ch

Recording media:

8cm DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL discs

•DVDs recorded in AVCHD format other than the above mentioned cannot be played on your camcorder. 8 cm DVD-RAM discs cannot be recorded or played on your camcorder.

In addition to HD (high definition) image quality, your camcorder is capable of recording an SD (standard definition) signal in the conventional DVD format.

*1: 1080i specification

A high definition specification which utilizes 1080 effective scanning lines and the interlace system.

*2: 720p specification

A high definition specification which utilizes 720 effective scanning lines and the progressive system.

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