Specifications
| Video | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subtype | High Definition
(AVCHD-HD) |
Standard Definition
(AVCHD-SD) |
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| Frame size in pixels | 1920×1080
1440×1080 |
1280×720 | 720×480 | 720×576 |
| Frame rate | 29.97, interlaced
25, interlaced 23.976, progressive |
59.94, progressive
50, progressive 23.976, progressive |
29.97, interlaced | 25, interlaced |
| Frame aspect ratio | 16:9 | 4:3, 16:9 | ||
| Video Compression | MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 | |||
| Luminance sampling frequency | 74.25 MHz
55.7 MHz |
74.25 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz |
| Chroma sampling format | 4:2:0 | |||
| Quantization | 8 bits (both luminance and chrominance) | |||
| Audio (Dolby Digital) | ||||
| AC-3 Compression | Dolby Digital (AC-3) | |||
| AC-3 channel mode | 1-5.1 channels | |||
| AC-3 compressed bitstream rate | 64 to 640 kbit/s | |||
| Audio (PCM) | ||||
| PCM linear | PCM uncompressed audio | |||
| PCM channel mode | 1-7.1 channels | |||
| PCM bitrate | 1.5 Mbit/s (2 channels) | |||
| System | ||||
| Stream type | MPEG transport stream | |||
| System data rate | up to 18 Mbit/s (DVD media)
up to 24 Mbit/s (all other media) |
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| File extension (generally) | mts (on camcorder), m2ts (after import to computer) | |||
| Media | 8 cm optical media (DVD)
SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card "Memory Stick" Built-in hard-disk or flash Media |
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