Expected Recording Time Of Movies - Sony Handycam 3-288-519-13(1) Getting Started Manual

Expected recording time of movies

The recording time depends on the capacity of "Memory Stick PRO Duo" and recording mode
(p. 62).
"Memory Stick PRO
Duo" capacity
HD (high definition) image quality AVCHD format
AVC HD 16M (FH)
(highest quality)*
AVC HD 9M (HQ)
(high quality)**
AVC HD 7M (SP)
(standard quality)**
AVC HD 5M (LP)
(long play)**
* Movies are recorded with AVCHD 1920 × 1080/50i format.
** Movies are recorded with AVCHD 1440 × 1080/50i format.
"Memory Stick PRO
Duo" capacity
SD (standard definition) image quality MPEG2 format
SD 9M (HQ)
(high quality)
SD 6M (SP)
(standard quality)
SD 3M (LP)
(long play)
• When using a "Memory Stick PRO Duo" made by Sony Corporation.
z Tips
• Figures such as 16M in the table show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps.
• For the recordable number of still images, see page 66.
• You can record movies of a maximum of 3,999 scenes with HD (high definition) image quality, and 9,999
scenes with SD (standard definition) image quality.
Your camcorder uses the VBR (Variable Bit Rate) format to automatically adjust image quality to suit the
recording scene. This technology causes fluctuations in the recording time of the "Memory Stick PRO Duo."
Movies containing quickly moving and complex images are recorded at a higher bit rate, and this reduces
the overall recording time.
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Approximate recordable time in minutes (Minimum recordable time in minutes)
1GB
6 (6)
10 (9)
15 (10)
20 (15)
1GB
10 (10)
20 (10)
35 (25)
2GB 4GB
10 (10) 25 (25)
25 (20) 55 (40)
30 (20) 65 (45)
40 (35) 85 (70)
2GB 4GB
25 (25) 55 (50)
40 (25) 80 (50)
80 (50) 160 (105)
8GB 16GB
55 (55) 110 (110)
115 (80) 230 (160)
140 (100) 280 (200)
180 (145) 355 (290)
8GB 16GB
115 (100) 230 (205)
170 (100) 340 (205)
325 (215) 655 (435)