Glossary
• 5.1chsurroundsound
A system th:lt plays b_lc'k sound on 6 spe_lkers, 3 _lt
the front (lel:, right and center) and 2 at the rear
(right and lel:) with an additional low=pass
subwoollzr counted as a 0.1 channel for
frequencies of 120 Hz or lower.
• DolhyDigital
An audio encoding (compression) system
developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc.
• DolbyDigital5.1 Creator
Sound compression technology developed by
Dolby Laboratories lnc. which compresses audio
efficiently while preserving high sound quality. It
enables recording of 5. l ch 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.
• JPEG
JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts
Group, a still image data compression (data
capacity reduction) standard. Yore" camcorder
records still images in JPEG lormat.
• MPEG
MPEG st;rods for Moving Pictm'e Experts Group,
the group of standards for the coding (image
compression) of vide() (movie) and audio. There
are MPEG 1 and MPEG2 formats. Your
camcorder records movies in MPEG2 format.
• Thumbnail
Reduced-size images which enable you to view
many images at the same time. [VISUAL
1NDEX], [_t FILM ROLL1, [[_ FACE1, etc. are
thmnbnail display system.
• VBR
VBR strands f'or Vmiable Bit R_te, the recording
f'ormat f'or automatically controlling the bit rate
(the volume of recording data in a given time
segment) according to the scene being recorded.
For fast-moving video, a lot of media space is
used to produce a cleat" image, so the recording
time to the media shortens.
• VIDEOmode
One of the recording form:_ts you c'm_ select when
using a DVD-RW. VIDEO mode provides
excellent compatibility with other DVD devices.
• VRmode
One of the recording form:_ts you can select when
using a DVD=RW. 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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