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x 5.1ch surround sound
A system that plays back sound on 6 speakers, 3 at
the front (left, right and center) and 2 at the rear
(right and left) with an additional low-pass
subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for
frequencies of 120 Hz or lower.
x AVCHD format
A high definition digital video camera format
used to record an HD (high definition) signal
using the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format.
x Dolby Digital
An audio encoding (compression) system
developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc.
x Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator
Sound compression technology developed by
Dolby Laboratories Inc. which compresses audio
efficiently while preserving high sound quality. It
enables recording of 5.1ch surround sound while
using disc space more efficiently. Discs created
by Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator can be played back
on a device compatible with the disc created on
your camcorder.
x DVD format
A format used to record an SD (standard
definition) signal on 8cm DVD discs.
x MPEG
MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group,
the group of standards for the coding (image
compression) of video (movie) and audio. There
are MPEG1 and MPEG2 formats. Your
camcorder records movies with SD (standard
definition) image quality in MPEG2 format.
x MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
The latest image coding format standardized
jointly by two international standardization
organizations, the ISO-IEC and the ITU-T, in
2003. Compared with the conventional MPEG2
format, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 has more than twice
the efficiency. Your camcorder employs MPEG-4
AVC/H.264 to encode high definition movies.
x Thumbnail
Reduced-size images which enable you to view
many images at the same time. "VISUAL
INDEX" and "disc menu" use a thumbnail display
system.
x VIDEO mode
One of the recording formats you can select when
using a DVD-RW with SD (standard definition)
image quality. VIDEO mode provides excellent
compatibility with other DVD devices.
x VISUAL INDEX
This function displays images of movies and still
images you have recorded so that you can select
those scenes you want to play back.
x VR mode
One of the recording formats you can select when
using a DVD-RW with SD (standard definition)
image quality. VR mode enables editing (deleting
or sequence rearrangement) with your camcorder
Finalizing the disc lets you play it back on a VR
mode compatible DVD device.
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