Digital Media PlayerNWZ-A15/A17

Supported formats

Music (Music player)

Audio Formats

MP3

Media File format: MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer3) file format

File extension: .mp3

Bit rate: 32 kbps to 320 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))

Sample Rate (*1): 32, 44.1, 48 kHz


WMA (*2)

Media File format: ASF file format

File extension: .wma

Bit rate: 32 kbps to 192 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))

Sample Rate (*1): 44.1 kHz


FLAC

Media File format: FLAC file format

File extension: .flac

Sample Rate (*1): 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz


Linear PCM

Media File format: Wave-Riff file format

File extension: .wav

Sample Rate (*1): 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz


AAC (*3)

Media File format: MP4 file format

File extension: .mp4, .m4a, .3gp

Bit rate: 16 kbps to 320 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR)) (*4)

Sample Rate (*1): 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz


HE-AAC

Media File format: MP4 file format

File extension: .mp4,.m4a,.3gp

Bit rate: 32 kbps to 144 kbps

Sample Rate (*1): 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz


Apple Lossless

Media File format: MP4 file format

File extension: .m4a, .mp4

Bit depth : 16, 24 bit

Sample Rate (*1): 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz


AIFF

Media File format: AIFF file format

File extension: .aif, .aiff, .afc, .aifc

Bit depth: 16, 24 bit

Sample Rate (*1): 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz

Video

Video Formats

AVC (H.264/AVC)

Media File format: MP4 file format, “Memory Stick” video format

File extension: .mp4, .m4v

Profile: Baseline Profile

Level: 1.2, 1.3, 2, 2.1, 2.2, 3

Bitrate: Max 10 Mbps

Frame rate: Max 30 fps

Resolution: Max 720 x 480 (*5)


MPEG-4

Media File format: MP4 file format, “Memory Stick” video format

File extension: .mp4, .m4v

Profile: Simple Profile

Bitrate: Max 6 Mbps

Frame rate: Max 30 fps

Resolution: Max 720 x 480 (*5)


Windows Media Video 9

Media File format: ASF file format

File extension: .wmv

Profile: VC1 simple profile, main profile

Bitrate: Max 6 Mbps

Frame rate: Max 30 fps

Resolution: Max 720 x 480 (*5)


Audio Formats

AAC-LC (for AVC, MPEG-4)

Channel number: Max 2 channels

Sample Rate (*1): 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz

Bit rate: Max 288 kbps/channel


WMA (for Windows Media Video 9) (*6)

Bit rate: 32 kbps to 192 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))

Sample Rate (*1): 44.1 kHz

Photo (*7) (Photo Viewer)

Photo Formats

JPEG

Media File format: Compatible with DCF 2.0/Exif 2.21 file format

File extension: .jpg

Profile: Baseline Profile

Number of pixels: Max. 4,096 x 4,096 pixels (16,000,000 pixels)

(*1) Sample Rate may not correspond to all encoders.

(*2) Copyright protected WMA files cannot be played back.

(*3) Copyright protected AAC-LC files cannot be played back.

(*4) Non-standard bit rates or non-guaranteed bit rates are included depending on the Sample Rate.

(*5) These numbers indicate the maximum resolution of playable video, and do not indicate the player’s display resolution. The display resolution is 320 x 240.

(*6) Some WMV files can be played back only by transferring using Windows Media Player.

(*7) Some photo files cannot be played back, depending on their file formats.