Full HD 1080 picture.
While the AVCHD format can support a variety of video
standards, Sony has chosen Full HD 1080, with 1440 pixels horizontal x 1080 pixels vertical.
The result is a picture with five times as much detail as Standard Definition video.
Dolby
®
Digital surround sound.
To enhance the you-are-there realism of your home
video sound tracks, the AVCHD system supports Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround
sound. Because this is the same surround sound system used in DVDs and HDTV
broadcasting, the sound is compatible with millions of existing home theater systems.
Instant Access.
While tape is an excellent recording medium, finding a specific clip
on a tape means time-consuming fast forward and rewind. Shooting onto tape can also
mean accidentally recording over your precious memories. AVCHD media is different.
Thumbnail pictures let you access a recorded scene instantly, simply by pointing and
clicking. And nonlinear recording means you never need to “cue” a tape to the blank area.
The camcorder finds the next unrecorded area automatically.
Efficient MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 compression.
This is more than twice as efficient
as conventional, MPEG-2 compression. So you get a spectacular Full HD 1080 picture,
while using similar bitrates and getting similar recording times to a Standard
Definition camcorder!
Playback on compatible Blu-ray Disc
™
players and PLAYSTATION
®
3 consoles.
In addition to playing back in the camcorder, DVDs recorded in the AVCHD format will
also play back on the new generation of Sony Blu-ray Disc players. The High Definition
successor to DVD, Blu-ray Disc is supported by the overwhelming majority of consumer
electronics companies, most movie studios and many of the top names in PCs. Blu-ray
Disc technology is also built into the PLAYSTATION
®
3 computer entertainment system,
which will also play AVCHD format camcorder DVDs. (Playback on all home Blu-ray Disc
players and PLAYSTATION
®
3 consoles is not guaranteed.)
PC friendly.
DVD and hard disk are extremely well suited for playback, backup and
editing on a compatible PC. For example, you can backup the hard drive camcorder to
your PC, connecting via USB 2.0 interface. (Not all products with USB 2.0 connector may
communicate with each other due to chipset variations.) PC playback of AVCHD hard
drive or DVD content is also possible using the application software supplied with the
camcorder. And many third-party editing software companies have already expressed
their interest in supporting the AVCHD format in the same way they have supported the
HDV format.
AVCHD
™
format benefits.
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