Enjoying The Camera - Sony MHS-PM1 Instruction Manual

Enjoying the camera

Enjoying high definition images
The movies shot with this camera will be recorded in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Main Profile,
approximately 30 frames per second, Progressive, AAC LC, "MP4 format".
– MPEG: Movie Picture Experts Group
– AVC: Advanced Video Codec
What is "MPEG-4 AVC/H.264"?
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 is a standard of video camera, which uses highly efficient
image compression encoding technology to record HD (high definition) images.
Compared with the existing image compression encoding technology, MPEG-4
AVC/H.264 is able to compress images even more effectively.
• In the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, the camera supports high definition images with effective
scanning lines of 1080 or 720. The number of recorded image pixel is 1440×1080 or 1280×720,
and the image is recorded in progressive mode*.
Progressive playback
The camera supports progressive mode*, which is used in computers, and therefore is suited
for playing back images on computers.
Shooting movies in image quality suited for your purpose
The camera supports the common and widely used VGA (640×480) as well as HD (high
definition) image quality. Select VGA (640×480) image quality to upload the recorded images
on websites or to attach to mails without the need to convert the image quality.
Movie size you can select with this camera
Movie Size
1080 30P
720 30P
VGA 30P
* The progressive mode is a type of movie recording method, which reads out all image pixels at once.
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Usage guidelines
Shoot HD (high definition) quality movies in sizes suited for display on
computer or high definition TV
Shoot HD (high definition) quality movies in sizes suited for display on
computer
Shoot SD (standard definition) quality movies in sizes suited for uploading
on websites