Short for Advanced Video Coding High Definition,
AVCHD is a format for High Definition (HD) video (for recording and playback) that
uses 3.2" mini-DVD discs. Data is compressed using a codec based on the MPEG-4
AVC/H.264 standard. AVCHD discs can store video at many different resolutions
and frame rates, including 480i at 60fps, 720p at 24, 50, or 60fps, 1080i for
50fps and 60fps, and 1080p at 24fps. [Adapted
from Ars Technica].
AVCHD is jointly established by Panasonic, the brand name for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known and Sony Corporation.
AVCHD Information web site The AVCHD format allows for recording and playback high-resolution, digital HD images using 8cm DVD media.
Sony and Panasonic introduce yet another format Now Sony and Panasonic have announced (translated from Japanese) a new format for HD video, but it remains to be seen whether or not it is a solution looking for a problem.
