JVC GYHM100u Quick Start Manual page 16

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This c amera r ecords i n b oth N TSC a nd P AL v ideo f ormats.
It r ecords i n b oth " full" H D i mage s izes a nd a lso w ith a n
"anamorphic" i mage s ize.
All f ormats a re r ecorded u sing t he X DCAM c odec. T his i s a
very s table M PEG 2 f ormat b ut y ou c annot v iew t he X DCAM
files o n a c omputer w ithout e diCng s okware o r t he S ony
XDCAM v iewer i nstalled. i Movie i s n ot s ufficient. Y ou w ill n eed
Premiere, F inal C ut, A VID, S ony V egas o r s omething s imilar
installed. T he S ony X DCAM v iewer i s a vailable f rom t he S ony
Professional w ebsite. I t i s a f ree d ownload.