Glossary
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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.
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Dolby
Digital
An
audio encoding (compression) system
developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc.
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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.lch
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.
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JPEG
JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts
Group, a still image data compression (data
capacity reduction) standard. Your camcorder
records still images in JPEG format.
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MPEG
MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group,
the group
of
standards for the coding (image
compression)
of
video (movie) and audio. There
are MPEG I and MPEG2 formats. Your
camcorder records movies
in
MPEG2 format.
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Thumbnail
Reduced-size images which enable you to view
many images at the same time. [VISUAL
INDEX],
[III
INDEX], [Ii] INDEX], etc. are
thumbnail display system.
VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate, the recording
format for 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 clear image, so the recording
time to the media shortens.
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VIDEO
mode
One
of
the recording formats you can select when
using a DVD-RW. VIDEO mode provides
excellent compatibility with other DVD devices.
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VR
mode
One
of
the recording formats 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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