AVCHD Video Cameras
Posted on Tue, Dec 20, 2011 @ 07:21 AM
AVCHD (Advanced Video Coding High Definition) video cameras were introduced by Sony and Panasonic a handful of years ago and is now the basic standard for HD consumer video cameras and some professional high definition video cameras such as the AVCCAM & NXCAM which use the AVCHD high profile codec. AVCHD uses the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression scheme that enables several hours of recording on inexpensive flash memory cards and hardware media. AVCHD allows the user to adjust the bitrate and image resolution for specific delivery methods such as social networks, DVD, or Blu-Ray while retaining good quality. AVCHD was slow to take off when the high definition video cameras were introduced due to the processor power the format required to render & playback on a computer. Some Computer manufacturers have adopted the AVCHD format and have added the format to editing programs and video players for playback and to perform basic edits without having to install additional third party software. Today’s computers have the appropriate processor power with the multi core chips to take full advantage of the AVCHD format which makes editing and final delivery of your product quicker which in return is more cost effective while retaining high video quality. If you are looking for high quality HD video to view on your widescreen display, AVCHD may be what you are looking for. Below are some advantages of using AVCHD video cameras.
Advantages of using AVCHD
- Assign a bit-rate and image resolution before recording for specific delivery needs.
- Thumbnail image displays for quick reference previews.
- Eliminates concerns about accidental or unintentional overwriting of recorded footage.
- Data file size reduction while maintaining high picture quality of the HD recording.
- Enables numerous hours of video to be stored on hard drives and inexpensive storage media.
- Burn your AVCHD files directly to a Blu-Ray without the need of transcoding for viewing on most Blu-ray players.