TroubleshootingReference
Supported formats
The following file formats are supported by your “WALKMAN.”
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 (*2): 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
WMA (*1)
Media File format: ASF file format
File extension: .wma
Bit rate: 32 to 192 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))
Sampling frequency (*2): 44.1 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 (*2): 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
Linear PCM
Media File format: Wave-Riff file format
File extension: .wav
Bit rate: 1,411 kbps
Sampling frequency (*2): 44.1 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
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
Level: 3.1
Bit rate: Max. 18 Mbps
Frame rate: Max. 30 fps
Resolution: Max. 1,920 × 1,080 (*5)
Media File format: MP4 file format, “Memory Stick” video format
File extension: .mp4, .m4v
Profile: Main Profile
Level: 3
Bit rate: Max. 2 Mbps
Frame rate: Max. 30 fps
Resolution: Max. 720 × 480 (*5)
MPEG-4
Media File format: MP4 file format, “Memory Stick” video format
File extension: .mp4, .m4v
Profile: Simple Profile/Advanced Simple Profile
Bit rate: Max. 10 Mbps
Frame rate: Max. 30 fps
Resolution: Max. 1,920 × 1,080 (*5)
Windows Media
Video 9 (*1) (*6)
Media File format: ASF file format
File extension: .wmv
Bit rate: Max. 20 Mbps
Frame rate: Max. 30 fps
Resolution: Max. 1,920 × 1,080 (*5)
Audio Formats (Codec)
AAC-LC (for AVC, MPEG-4)
Channel number: Max. 2 channels
Sampling frequency (*2): 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
Bit rate: Max. 288 kbps/channel
WMA (for Windows Media Video 9)
Bit rate: 32 to 192 kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))
Sampling frequency (*2): 44.1 kHz
Photo (*7) (Photo Viewer)
Photo Format (Codec)
JPEG
Media File format: Compatible with DCF 2.0/Exif 2.21 file format
File extension: .jpg, .jpeg
Profile: Baseline Profile
Number of pixels: Max. 6,048 × 4,032 pixels (24,000,000 pixels)
(*1) Copyright protected WMA/WMV files cannot be played back.
(*2) Sampling frequency may not correspond to all encoders.
(*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) These numbers indicate the maximum resolution of playable video, and do not indicate the player’s display resolution. The display resolution is 800 × 480.
(*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.