Sony HDR-SR1 - Manual (Page 18)

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Experience the beauty of HD (high
definition) images
B Your camcorder offers both HD (high definition) and SD (standard definition)
recording image qualities.
The images recorded with SD (standard definition) image quality cannot be
converted to HD (high definition) image quality.
Select a recording format before you start shooting (p. 70).
B HD (high definition) image quality B SD (standard definition) image
quality
AVCHD format
Records high definition images.
Recommended whether or not you have a
high definition TV.
MPEG2 format
Records standard definition images.
Recommended if playback compatibility
is important.
z Tips
• AVCHD images can be viewed even on non-
high definition TVs. The image quality,
however, is equivalent to SD (standard
definition) image quality.
Image resolution:
About
4.5
times of that of SD
(standard definition)