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e AVCHD format is a high denition digital video camera format used to record a
high denition (HD) signal of either the 1080i specication1) or the 720p specication2)
using ecient data compression coding technology. e 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.
e MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format is capable of compressing images at higher eciency
than that of the conventional image compressing format. e MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 for-
mat enables a high denition video signal shot on a digital video camera recorder to be
recorded on 8 cm DVD discs, hard disk drive, ash memory, memory card, etc.
Discs recorded with HD (high denition) image quality can be played back only on
AVCHD format-compatible devices. DVD-based players or recorders cannot play back
HD image quality discs, as they are incompatible with the AVCHD format. Also, DVD-
based players or recorders may fail to eject HD image quality discs.
Recording and playback on your camera
Based on the AVCHD format, your camera records with the high denition image qual-
ity (HD) mentioned below.
Video signal3): 1080 60i-compatible device
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 1920 × 1080/60i, 1920×1080/60p, 1920 × 1080/ 24p
1080 50i-compatible device
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 1920 × 1080/50i, 1920×1080/50p, 1920 × 1080/ 25p
Audio signal: Dolby Digital 2ch
Recording media: Memory card
1)
1080i specication
A high denition specication which utilizes 1,080 eective scanning lines and the interlace system.
2)
720p specication
A high denition specication which utilizes 720 eective scanning lines and the progressive system.
3)
Data recorded in AVCHD format other than the above mentioned cannot be played on your camera.
AVCHD format
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