Enjoying pictures with high definition quality, Trying out the new hdv format, Enjoying pictures with – Sony HDR-FX1000 User Manual

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Enjoying pictures with high definition quality

Trying out the new HDV format!

Being HDV format compliant, your camcorder is ready to shoot crystal clear, high-definition
images.

High image quality

What is the HDV format?

The HDV format is a video format for shooting and playing back high definition images on
popular DV standard cassette tapes.

Your camcorder adopts the HDV1080i

specification, which utilizes 1,080 effective
scanning lines, within the HDV standards
, and
records pictures at the image bit rate of about 25 Mbps.

• These operating instructions refer to the HDV1080i specification as HDV format unless there is a need

to specify.

Why shoot in the HDV format?

By moving to digital video, like the rest of the world, you will be able to capture important
moments in your life in high quality digital HDV format, allowing you to relive them.
Your camcorder’s down convert function converts pictures in HDV format to SD (standard
definition) quality for viewing on older wide TV formats, and on 4:3 aspect ratio TVs when
a high definition TV set is not available. This provides an easy path to HDV format video.

• The down convert function converts HDV format video to DV for playback or editing when your

camcorder is connected to a TV or VCR that is not HDV1080i compliant. The resulting image is
displayed in SD (standard definition).

1,080 effective
scanning lines

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