Sony BDP-S350 Operating Instructions Manual page 60

About p laybackofdiscs recorded in
AVCHD format
This player can play AVCHD format discs.
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AVCHD
_What is the AVCHDformat?
The AVCHD t'ommt is a high-definition digital
vide() camera lk_rmai used to record SD (standard
definition) or HD (high definition) signals of either
the 1080i specification*l or the 720p
specification .2 on DVDs, using efficient data
compression coding technology. The MPEG-4
AVC/H.264 format is adopted Io compress video
data, and the Dolby Digital or Linear PCM system
is used to compress audio data. The MPEG-4 AVC/
H.264 limnat is capable of compressing images at
higher elficiency than thai of the conveutional
image compressing format. The MPEG-4 AVC/
H.264 formal enables a high definition (HD) video
signal shot ou a digital video camera recorder to be
recorded on DVD discs, in the same way as it woukt
be for a standard definition (SD) television signal.
"1 A high-definition specification which utilizes
1080 efli_cfive scanning lines and the interlace
system.
"2 A high-definition specificafiou which utilizes
720 effective scanning lines and the progressive
system.
• Some AVCHD li)rmal discs may nol play,
depending on the recording condition.
• The AVCHD t'ormal disc will not play if it has not
been correctly finalized.
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