Sony VBD-MA1 - Supported;unsupported devices, images and discs; Supported copy methods

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Introducing
Supported copy methods
The ability to copy depends on your camera and its recording media, type of video/photos or
disc type you are creating. This unit supports the following copying.
• Copy HD (High Definition) video taken in AVCHD format by Sony or other
manufacturer’s camera to Blu-ray Disc or DVD media*
1
.
• Copy SD (Standard Definition) video taken in MPEG-2 format by Handycam
®
camcorders
to DVD media*
1
.
• Copy SD (Standard Definition) video taken in DV format by Sony or other manufacturer’s
camera to DVD media*
2
.
• Copy video from various video devices to DVD media*
3
.
• Copy photos taken in JPEG (.jpg file) format or 3D (.mpo file) format by Sony or other
manufacturer’s camera to Blu-ray Disc or DVD media.
• Copy photos taken in RAW (.arw file) format by Sony camera to Blu-ray Disc or DVD
media.
Unsupported copy methods
Note that the following types or cases of copy are not supported.
To copy the following HD (High Definition) videos to a disc in HD image quality.
• Copy HD videos taken in a unique format, such as 1080/60p video ([HD PS] mode in Sony
camera) or 3D video, etc.
• Copy HD videos taken in HDV format on a tape.
• Copy HD videos taken in AVCHD format on an 8cm disc.
• Copy HD videos taken in MP4 (MPEG-4) format.
• Copy HD videos taken in REC mode at a bit rate exceeding 18Mbps in AVCHD format,
such as in [HD FX] mode in Sony cameras, onto a DVD media*.
To copy the following SD (Standard Definition) videos to a disc.
• Copy video onto a Blu-ray Disc using the VIDEO IN or DV IN input on this unit.
• Copy SD videos onto a Blu-ray Disc.
• Copy SD videos taken on an 8cm disc using a USB cable.
• Copy SD videos taken in unsupported format, such as MP4 (MPEG-4), MPEG-1 or
MotionJPEG format taken with a mobile phone, MP4 web-cameras, etc., using a USB cable
or memory card slot.
Supported/unsupported devices, images and discs
*
1
Use a USB cable (Sony camera only) or memory card slot. Except for copying video recorded on an 8cm
disc.
*
2
Use a DV(i.LINK) cable.
*
3
Use audio/video output on video devices.
* You can copy onto a Blu-ray Disc in such cases.