Music (Music player)

Audio Formats (Codec)

MP3

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

File extension: .mp3

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

Sampling frequency (*1): 32, 44.1, 48 kHz

WMA (*2)

Media File format: ASF file format

File extension: .wma

Bit rate: 5 to 384 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))

Sampling frequency (*1): 8 to 48 kHz

FLAC

Media File format: FLAC file format

File extension: .flac

Bit depth: 16, 24 bit

Sampling frequency (*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

Bit depth: 16, 24 bit

Sampling frequency (*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 to 320 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR)) (*4)

Sampling frequency (*1): 8, 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 to 144 kbps

Sampling frequency (*1): 8, 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

Sampling frequency (*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

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

DSD (*5)

Media File format: DSF, DSDIFF

File extension: .dsf, .dff

Bit depth: 1 bit

Sampling frequency (*1): 2.8224 MHz

Video

Video Formats (Codec)

AVC (H.264/AVC)

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

File extension: .mp4, .m4v

Profile: Baseline Profile/Main Profile/High Profile

Level: 4

Bitrate: Max 20 Mbps

Frame rate: Max 30 fps

Resolution: Max 1,920 x 1,080 (*6)

MPEG-4

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

File extension: .mp4, .m4v

Profile: Simple Profile/ Advanced Simple Profile

Bitrate: Max 20 Mbps

Frame rate: Max 30 fps

Resolution: Max 1,920 x 1,080 (*6)

Windows Media Video 9 (*2)

Media File format: ASF file format

File extension: .wmv

Bitrate: Max 20 Mbps

Frame rate: Max 30 fps

Resolution: Max 1,920 x 1,080 (*6)

Audio Formats (Codec)

AAC-LC (AVC, MPEG-4)

Bit rate: 32 to 144 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR)) (*4)

Sampling frequency (*1): 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz

WMA (Windows Media Video 9)

Bit rate: 5 to 384 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))

Sampling frequency (*1): 8-48 kHz

Photo (*7)

Photo Format (Codec)

JPEG

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

File extension: .jpg, .jpeg

Profile: Baseline Profile

Number of pixels: Max. 6,048 x 4,032 pixels (24,385,536 pixels)

PNG

File extension: .png

Number of pixels: Max. 2,048 x 2,048 pixels (4,194,304 pixels)

^(*1) Sampling frequency may not correspond to all encoders.

^(*2) Copyright protected WMA/WMV 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 sampling frequency.

^(*5) DSD format is available for Walkman software that has been updated to Ver.1.20 or later.

^(*6) These numbers indicate the maximum resolution of playable video, and do not indicate the player’s display resolution.

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