About The Avchd Format - Sony Handycam HDR-SR1 Operating Manual

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About the AVCHD format

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*
1
specification*
on 8 cm DVD discs, using
2
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.
or the 720p
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 × 1080/60i*
Audio signal:
Dolby Digital 5.1 ch
Recording media:
Internal hard disk drive
*1: 1080i specification
A high definition specification which utilizes
1080 effective scanning lines and the interlace
system.
*2: 720p specification
A high definition specification which utilizes 720
effective scanning lines and the progressive
system.
*3: Data recorded in AVCHD format other than
the above mentioned cannot be played on your
camcorder.
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