How to Play Sony Camcorder recorded AVCHD?

Convert Sony Camcorder Recorded Video to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, etc

As a famous camcorder producer, the camcorders produced by Sony are favored by many users around the world. But sometimes when users try to transfer some of the Sony camcorder recorded video files to computer, iPhone, iPad, iPod, PSP, etc for archive or for playback they often find the Sony camcorder recorded video file can not be played on these devices. Why and how to solve it?

 

Why Sony Camcorder Recorded Video Can not be Played Easily?

To explain this question, first let's learn the Sony camcorder recorded video formats. The relatively new Sony camcorder, such as FDR-AX700 4K HDR Camcorder records video in AVCHD format ver. 2.0 compatible: MPEG4-AVC/H.264, XAVC S format: MPEG4-AVC/H264, XAVC S Proxy: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, among which no video format is commonly used. And as for Sony Handycam camcorder brand, most of Sony Handycam camcorders record videos in XAVC S format MPEG4-AVC/H264, AVCHD format ver.2.0 compatible: MPEG4-AVC/H.264, MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, and among which only MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 is a commonly used format. To summarize, only the Sony Handycam camcorders recorded MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 is widely accepted by most popular portable devices, like iPhone, iPad, Android, etc, and others are not.

How to Play Sony Camcorder recorded AVCHD?

To easily play all Sony Camcorder recorded AVCHD format ver. 2.0 compatible: MPEG4-AVC/H.264, XAVC S format: MPEG4-AVC/H264, XAVC S Proxy: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, etc on iPhone, iPad, Android, PSP, etc, we need to use a professional Sony camcorder converter to convert the above video formats to commonly accepted MP4, MOV, AVI, FLV, MKV, WMV, etc. As for the professional Sony camcorder converter, Avdshare Video Converter is just the one. Check the key features of Avdshare Video Converter in the following part:

  1. Convert any Sony camcorder recorded AVCHD format ver. 2.0 compatible: MPEG4-AVC/H.264, XAVC S format: MPEG4-AVC/H264, XAVC S Proxy: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, etc to MP4, WMV, MOV, AVI, FLV, ASF, MKV, H.264, H.265 or any other video format supported by your commonly used device.
  2. Convert any Canon camcorder, JVC camcorder, Panasonic camcorder recorded vide format to any popular used video format.
  3. Convert any video format to iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android, BlackBerry, PSP, Zune, Xbox 360 supported video format.
  4. Convert any video format to another needed video format.

Guide on Converting Sony Camcorder Recorded Video to Widely Used One

Follow the guide below to convert any Sony camcorder recorded video format to your device supported one.

 

Make Preparation: Free download Sony Camcorder Video Converter

Free download the professional Sony Camcorder Video Converter - Avdshare Video Converter (for Windows, for Mac), install and then launch it, the following interface will pop up.

 

Step 1 Import Sony camcorder recorded video

Easily import the Sony camcorder recorded AVCHD format ver. 2.0 compatible: MPEG4-AVC/H.264, XAVC S format: MPEG4-AVC/H264, XAVC S Proxy: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, etc to Avdshare Video Converter by clicking the "Add file" button。

 

Step 2 Targeted output format setting

Choose MP4 or any other widely used video format as your output format by clicking "Profile" button > "General Video" category.

 

Step 3 Start the conversion

Click "Convert" button to finish your conversion process from Sony camcorder recorded video format to other popular ones.