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Maintenance and precautions
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
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or the 720p
specification
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2
, 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 × 1080/50i
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Audio signal:
Dolby Digital 5.1 ch
Recording media:
“Memory Stick PRO Duo”
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1: 1080i specification
A high definition specification which utilizes
1,080 effective scanning lines and the interlace
system.
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2: 720p specification
A high definition specification which utilizes 720
effective scanning lines and the progressive
system.
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3: Data recorded in AVCHD format other than
the above mentioned cannot be played on your
camcorder.
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.)
• This product is not compatible with 8-bit
pararell data transfer.
• This product cannot record or play data that uses
“MagicGate” technology. “MagicGate” is a
copyright protection technology that records and
transfers the contents in an encrypted format.
• 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
Photographic Experts Group) format. The file
extension is “.JPG.”
• File names of still images:
– 101- 0001: This file name appears on the
screen of your camcorder.
About the AVCHD format
About the “Memory Stick”
Types of “Memory Stick”
Recording/
Playback
“Memory Stick Duo”
(without MagicGate)
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“Memory Stick PRO Duo”
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“Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo”
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The types of “Memory Stick” that support high
speed data transfer. The speed of data transfer
varies depending on the device to be used.
