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Movie-recording Times for Memory Cards

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Approximate recording times.

AVCHD


Memory card
Recording mode8GB16GB32GB64GB128GB
28 Mbps LPCM
(50.00P) and
28 Mbps
(50.00P)
35 min.1 hr. 15 min.2 hr. 30 min.5 hr. 5 min.10 hr. 10 min.
24 Mbps / LPCM24 Mbps40 min.1 hr. 25 min.2 hr. 55 min.5 hr. 55 min.11 hr. 55 min.
17 Mbps1 hr.2 hr. 5 min.4 hr. 10 min.8 hr. 20 min.16 hr. 45 min.
5 Mbps3 hr.6 hr. 5 min.12 hr. 15 min.24 hr. 30 min.49 hr.

MP4


Memory card
Recording mode8GB16GB32GB64GB128GB
35 Mbps
(50.00P)
30 min.1 hr.2 hr.4 hr.8 hr.
24 Mbps40 min.1 hr. 25 min.2 hr. 55 min.5 hr. 55 min.11 hr. 55 min.
17 Mbps1 hr.2 hr. 05 min.4 hr. 10 min.8 hr. 20 min.16 hr. 45 min.
4 Mbps4 hr. 20 min.8 hr. 40 min.17 hr. 20 min.34 hr. 45 min.69 hr. 30 min.
3 Mbps5 hr. 40 min.11 hr. 25 min.22 hr. 55 min.45 hr. 55 min.91 hr. 55 min.

A single scene can be recorded continuously for 12 hours; at that point, the camcorder will stop.

Caution

The following types of MP4 scenes will be recognized as multiple files on other devices.

- Scenes exceeding 4 GB

- Scenes recorded at 35 Mbps exceeding 30 minutes

- Scenes recorded at a video quality other than 35 Mbps exceeding 1 hour

The camcorder uses a variable bit rate (VBR) to encode video so the actual recording times will vary depending on the subject.
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