Glossary - Sony Handycam DCR-SR100 Operating Manual

@ 5.1chsurround sound
A s) stem tlmt pla) s back sound on 6
speakers, 3 at the front (left, right and center)
and 2 at tile rear (right and left) with an
additional low-pass sub woofer counted as
a 0.1 channel for ftcquencies of 120Hz or
lower. The stlb wool_:r is only counted as 0.1
channel because its playback band is narrow.
The all-round audio reproduction is more
realistic than stereo, which only reproduces
movement of sound from side to side.
N Dolby Digital
An audio encoding (compression) system
developed by Dolby Laboratories lnc.
Sound can be recorded in various formats,
from 5.1ch surround to 2ch stereo or
monaural audio.
N Dolhy Digital5.1 Creator
Sound compression tccbnoh)gy dexelopcd
by Dolby Laboratories lnc. which
compresses radio efficiently while
preserving high sound qualily. It enables
recording of 5. l ch surround sound while
using the hard disk space of the camcorder
more efficiently. DVD created by Dolby
Digital 5.1 Creator can be played back on a
DVD devices compatible with Dolby Digital
5.1. lfyou own a 5.1ch system (such as a
home theater system) you can enjoy a
powerful sound.
@ Extension
The last three letters of a file name aflcr ".".
The extension of a movie file recorded on
the camcorder is ".MPG," while that of a
still image is ".JPG". If you cannot see an
extension on your file name, see"Computer
Application Guide".
N Formatting
The process of deleting all recorded image
data from the hard disk of the camcorder and
restoring its original storage cap icity. You
can initialize the hard disk of the c amcorder
using [HDD FORMAT] (p.59).
Fragmentation
The condition of a hard disk in whicb files
arc divided into pieces scattered around Ihe
hard disk. You may not save your images
correct. You can solve the condition by
performing [HDD FORMAT] (p.59).
JPEG
JPE(-; stand s for Joint Photograpbic Experts
Group, a still image data compression ldata
cap icity reduction) standard. Hard Disk
[)rive Handycam records still images in
JPEG format.
IVIPEG2
MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts
Group,the group of standards lbr the coding
(image compression) of vide() (movie)and
audio. There are MPEG 1 (standard
definition) and MPEG2 (laigh definition)
lommts. Hard Disk Drive Handycam
records movies in MPEG2 format.
Photomovie
A series of still images (JPEG l'orm it)
converted and rcsaved as a movie (MPEG
format), x_hich can be played back on
another DVD device or computer. Create a
Photomovie to view still images on a DVD
devicethat does not support JPEG playback.
Still images converted to a Photomovie are
played back continuously like a slide show.
Resolution is slightly reduced.
PictBridge
PictBridge is i standard created 1i71 direct
printing from digital cameras to printers. By
connecting a PictBridge-compatible printer,
you can print out still images without using
a computer 1p.75).
Playlist
A list of)our favorite selected original
movies.
It enables simple editing of original
recorded data such as changing playback
order.
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