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Before use
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What is AVCHD?
AVCHDisastandardforrecordingandplaybackofhighdenitionvideo.
VideoiscompressedintheMPEG-4AVC/H.264format,andaudioisrecordedinDolbyDigitalorlinear
PCM.
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What is DV?
DVisaformatthatadoptstheAVIType2leformatthatcanrecordandplaybackvideoinDVmode.
It records audio in linear PCM format.
Regarding SDHC/SDXC memory card and recorded video compatibility, take note
of the following:
SDHC/SDXC memory cards
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SDHC/SDXCmemorycardscannotbeusedwithnon-SDHC/SDXC-
compatible equipment.
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Whenusinganotherdevice,ensurethatitsupportsSDHC/SDXCmemory
cards.
Compatibility of video recorded in AVCHD mode
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Recorded video cannot be used with non-AVCHD-compatible equipment.
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Playback may not always be possible on all AVCHD-compatible equipment. In such instances, play your
video using this camera.
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Thiscamerasupportsthesystemformats59.94Hzand50Hz.
InAVCHDmode,contentsindifferentsystemformats,recordedin59.94Hzandin50Hzcannotexist
on the same memory card.
Compatibility of video recorded in DV mode
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Thiscamerasupportsthesystemformats59.94Hzand50Hz.
InDVmode,contentsindifferentsystemformats,recordedin59.94Hzandin50Hzcanexistonthe
same memory card.
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When playing back memory cards recorded using the DV mode of the camera in Panasonic AG-HMC80
series
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] is displayed on the clip on the thumbnail screen.
- The playback will be images only. Audio is not played back.
- You cannot delete or repair a recorded clip, or add or remove a shot mark.
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When playing back a memory card recorded using a camera in Panasonic AG-HMC80 series on this
camera
- [
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] is displayed on the clip on the thumbnail screen.
- Both image and audio can be played back.
- You cannot delete or repair a recorded clip, or add or remove a shot mark.
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For details about clips, see “Thumbnail screen” (Page 55 of Vol.2).