Sony HDRSR5, HDRSR7, HDRSR8 Maintenance and precautions, a*3, a*2*3, a*2*3, Duo” *1, Playback, Recording, Video signal:, Audio signal:, Recording media:, (with MagicGate)

Maintenance and precautions

About the AVCHD format

Your digital video camera recorder incorporates both the AVCHD format and the MPEG2 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 on internal hard disk drive, 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 video signal shot on a digital video camera recorder to be recorded on 8 cm DVD discs, internal hard disk drive, flash memory, etc.

Recording and playback on your camcorder

Based on the AVCHD format, your camcorder records with the HD (high definition) image quality mentioned below. In addition to HD (high definition) image quality, your camcorder is capable of recording an SD (standard definition) signal in the conventional MPEG2 format.

Video signal:AVCHD format 1440 × 1080/60i*3Audio signal:Dolby Digital 5.1 chRecording media:Internal hard disk drive*1: 1080i specification

A high definition specification which utilizes 1,080 effective scanning lines and the interlace system.

*2: 720p specification

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

*3: Data recorded in AVCHD format other than the above mentioned cannot be played on your camcorder.

About the “Memory Stick”

A “Memory Stick” is a compact, portable IC recording medium with a large data capacity.

You can use only a “Memory Stick Duo,” which is about the half size of a standard “Memory Stick,” with your camcorder.

However, we do not guarantee the operation of all types of “Memory Stick Duo” on your camcorder. (See the list below for more details.)

Types of “Memory Stick”	Recording/
	Playback
“Memory Stick Duo”*1	a
(without MagicGate)
“Memory Stick Duo”*1	a*2*3
(with MagicGate)
“MagicGate Memory Stick	a*3
Duo” *1
“Memory Stick PRO Duo” *1	a*2*3

*1 A “Memory Stick Duo” is about half the size of a standard “Memory Stick.”

*2 The types of “Memory Stick” that support high speed data transfer. The speed of data transfer varies depending on the device to be used.

*3 “MagicGate” is a copyright protection technology that records and transfers the contents in an encrypted format. Note that data that uses “MagicGate” technology cannot be recorded or played on your camcorder.

•This product is compatible with “Memory Stick Micro” (“M2”). “M2” is the abbreviation for the “Memory Stick Micro.”

•Still image format: Your camcorder compresses and records image data in the JPEG (Joint

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