What is AVCHD or how Sony and Panasonic can work together

The "AVCHD" is a brand new high definition (HD) digital video camera recorder format recording 1080i*1 and 720p*2 signals onto certain media by using highly efficient codec technologies. The "AVCHD" is jointly established by Panasonic, the brand name for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known and Sony Corporation.

*1 :1080i one of HD specifications that has 1080 efficient scanning lines by interlace method
*2 :720p one of HD specifications that has 720 efficient scanning lines by progressive method

AVCHD
HD
digital video
Sony
Panasonic
1080i
720p