This camcorder was designed to answer the needs of high-end users with his high-capacity storage feature, the GZ-HD30 with 80GB capacity.aside from recording AVCHD video also records in MPEG-2 TS format at 1920x1090 resolution at an average 17mbps for AVCHD video and at 27mbps maximum for recording MPEG-2 TS video. In addition both camcorders boast of 2.68 megapixel 1/3 inch CMOS chip.