Sony Handycam AVCHD Technology Handbook Download Page 1 | Manualshive

Page: 1 / 12

background image

AVCHD

™

Technology Handbook

1
2
3
...
»

Summary of Contents for Handycam AVCHD

Page 1: ...AVCHD Technology Handbook ...

Page 2: ...D camcorders Now Sony is proud to introduce the world s first consumer camcorder to capture High Definition onto a built in hard disk drive and the world s first to record HD onto a 3 inch 8 cm DVD Welcome to the AVCHD format AVCHD format While the HDV format records high definition onto MiniDV cassette tapes the market was open for a system that recorded HD onto random access nonlinear media such...

Page 3: ...ectacular Full HD 1080 picture while using similar bitrates and getting similar recording times to a Standard Definition camcorder Playback on compatible Blu ray Disc players and PLAYSTATION 3 consoles In addition to playing back in the camcorder DVDs recorded in the AVCHD format will also play back on the new generation of Sony Blu ray Disc players The High Definition successor to DVD Blu ray Dis...

Page 4: ...ber of scanning lines followed by the number of interlaced fields or progressive frames per second followed by the designation i for interlaced scanning or p for progressive scanning Number of pixels Horizontal x vertical Aspect ratio Ratio of picture width to picture height Luminance sampling frequency The number of digital video samples per second for the black and white luminance or Y channel m...

Page 5: ...the 1990s several recent advances can achieve even higher quality at lower data rates These advances have been built into a new standard with the somewhat awkward name MPEG 4 AVC H 264 DV and intra frame compression Compression works primarily by removing repetition from the video signal For example one pixel of blue sky is almost identical to the pixel next to it Intra frame compression as used i...

Page 6: ...oup has approved the next generation compression standard MPEG 4 AVC H 264 For simplicity we ll abbreviate this to H 264 As you would expect the new standard takes advantage of modern improvements in digital processing and integrated circuits to boost performance further still For example MPEG 2 compression operates on blocks of 16 x 16 pixels H 264 compression operates on blocks of just 4 x 4 pix...

Page 7: ...ty Just as MPEG 2 saw worldwide acceptance in a dazzling range of applications we expect similar widespread adoption of the MPEG 4 AVC H 264 standard This has already been standardized by the International Telecommunications Union Telecommunications Bureau ITU T and the International Organization for Standardization ISO H 264 already plays a role in a broad range of applications from the PlayStati...

Page 8: ...players However they can be played on the next generation of home entertainment Blu ray Disc player recorders and PLAYSTATION 3 consoles Editing on a PC You can connect an AVCHD camcorder to a personal computer via USB Not all products with USB 2 0 connector may communicate with each other due to chipset variations You can also export AVCHD data to a PC via the 3 inch 8 cm DVD disc You can even re...

Page 9: ...ce according to the NCTA Satellite Both DIRECTV and the DISH Network services offer subscription HDTV programming Sony has responded not simply with High Definition televisions but also with a large and growing range of ways to enjoy High Definition Create HD on a Sony HDV or AVCHD camcorder and preserve your precious memories in vivid High Definition Edit and Burn HD on a Sony VAIO computer with ...

Page 10: ...sc without warning Q What kinds of flash memory will support AVCHD recording A Recording onto Memory Stick and SD memory cards has been planned as part of the format standards but has not been implemented at this time Q What happens when the camcorder s hard disk drive is full A Use the application software supplied with the camcorder to copy your video clips to a PC Then you can record new materi...

Page 11: ...hest quality setting Q Will the AVCHD codec be available for home DVD recorders A No The AVCHD system is designed specifically for camcorder shooting Q Why a new format Don t HDV camcorders already satisfy the need for HD home movies A HDV camcorders only record to tape AVCHD camcorders record to instant access nonlinear media AVCHD products record to DVD and hard disk drives Q Can I record clips ...

Page 12: ... trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC HDV is a trademark of Sony Corporation and the Victor Company of Japan Limited SD is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Screen images simulated DVD media containing AVCHD footage should not be used with DVD based players or recorders as the DVD player recorder may fail to eject t...

Reviews:

No comments

Related manuals for Handycam AVCHD

Brand: Samsung Pages: 75

Brand: Motorola Pages: 18

Brand: Sharp Pages: 2

VL-Z3U - Viewcam Camcorder - 680 KP

Brand: Sharp Pages: 2

Brand: Sharp Pages: 45

Brand: Sharp Pages: 58

Brand: Sony Pages: 4

Brand: Sony Pages: 5

Brand: Sony Pages: 6

Brand: Sony Pages: 4

Brand: Sony Pages: 2

Brand: Sony Pages: 12

Brand: Sony Pages: 17

Brand: Sony Pages: 12

Brand: Sony Pages: 12

Brand: Sony Pages: 22

Brand: Sony Pages: 16

Brand: Sony Pages: 16

Brands by name

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Popular brands

Load more brands