Before Using; Features Of The High Definition Video Camera; Vqt1J42 - Panasonic HDC-SX5P Operating Instructions Manual

Before using

Features of the High Definition Video Camera

Very clear high definition pictures
This unit can record highly detailed high definition images to an 8 cm (3z) DVD disc or an SD card.
You can watch images in high-resolution HD video if you connect this unit and a high definition TV and
then play back the images. (l 100)
You can also record to a conventional standard picture quality 8 cm (3z) DVD disc by rotating the mode
dial. Playback is possible on existing devices that do not support AVCHD.
A High Definition images (1920k1080)
Number of available scan lines 1080
B Standard images until now (720k480):
Number of available scan lines 480
High definition images
≥ High definition images have more than approximately 2 times the number of available scan lines and
approximately 6 times
≥ The still pictures above are images for explanation purposes.
* If the recording mode is HG
ª What is the AVCHD?
This is a format for recording and playing back highly detailed high definition images.
Images are recorded based on the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec for compressing images and audio is
recorded in Dolby Digital. It is compatible with various discs such as DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-R and
DVD-R DL. (l 26, About recording formats in conventional standard picture quality)
Important Notice
Do not insert discs which have been recorded in AVCHD format into devices which do not
support the AVCHD format. In some cases the disc may get stuck in the device. The disc will
not play back on devices that do not support the AVCHD format.
About the SDHC Memory Card and the compatibility of motion pictures recorded in
high definition (Be careful about the following.)
About the SDHC Memory Card
≥ It is not compatible with devices other than those that support SDHC.
≥ If you use the SDHC Memory Card in another device, use a device that is SDHC compatible. (l 28)
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the number of pixels compared with standard images.