High Definition Camcorder AVCHD Format Explained
If you are planning to buy a Sony or Panasonic HD camcorder it would certainly be worth your while to be acquainted (if you haven't already) with the "parameters" of the technology behind the AVCHD format deployed in both brands. 'The new AVCHD format (the acronym doesn't seem to stand for anything) records high-definition 1080i or 720p video to a DVD, a hard drive, or a flash memory card (the manufacturer chooses which media type it wants to use for each different model).Sony was the first company to announce actual products supporting AVCHD. The company just released details of two new camcorders that record high-definition video in the new format. One camcorder (the $1400 HDR-UX1) records to DVDs, while the other (the $1500 HDR-SR1) records video to a 30GB hard drive.'