Enjoying your camcorder
Operation flow
B Get ready (p. 15).
B Record using your camcorder (p. 27).
• Movies are recorded on the hard disk, and still images are
recorded on either the hard disk or a "Memory Stick Duo."
• You can select the image quality: HD (high definition) image
quality or SD (standard definition) image quality.
HD (high definition) image quality
AVCHD format
Image resolution: about
of that of SD (standard definition)
image quality
b Notes
• Your camcorder is compatible with the "1440 × 1080/60i" standard of AVCHD format (p. 99).
"AVCHD 1080i format" is abbreviated as "AVCHD" in this manual, except when it must be
described in more detail.
SD (standard definition) image
quality
4.5
times
MPEG2 format
Records with SD (standard
definition) image quality.
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