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Digital camera formats

by catdead Jan 3, 2011 3:41AM PST

What is the different of movie format (AVCHD) and (H264). I am looking to buy a digital camera TL350 or DSCTX7.Thank you Windows XP

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Movie Format

by snapshot2 Forum moderator Jan 3, 2011 4:44AM PST

This is not a simple subject that can be explained in a few words.

Here are details:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVCHD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC

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Movie format (AVCHD) vs (H264)

by catdead Jan 3, 2011 5:19AM PST

Thank you for the fast responce,but I know little of what I just read in the link.Let me ask this, whice one would be better to use it I wanted to play through my blu-ray to my wide screen tv after recording on my digital camera using the SD card.Thank you

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Video

by snapshot2 Forum moderator Jan 3, 2011 5:47AM PST

I doubt that you could tell the difference.

Those subjects are mostly to do with compressing the video into a smaller space.

Just choose the camera you want.

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