Movie-recording Times for Memory Cards

Solution

    AVCHD movies in MXP mode are recorded in 1,920 x 1,080 resolution. AVCHD movies recorded using other recording modes are recorded in 1,440 x 1,080 resolution. MP4 movies are recorded in 1,280 x 720 resolution.

    • For AVCHD movies:
    MemoryRecording mode
    MXPFXPXP+SP LP
    4 GB Memory card20 min.30 min.40 min.1 hr. 10 min.1 hr. 30 min.
    8 GB Memory card/
    , Built-in memory*1
    40 min.1 hr.1 hr. 25 min.2 hr. 20 min.3 hr.
    16 GB Memory card1 hr. 25 min.2 hr. 5 min.2 hr. 50 min.4 hr. 45 min.6 hr. 5 min.
    32 GB Memory card/
    Built-in memory*1
    2 hr. 55 min.4 hr. 10 min.5 hr. 45 min.9 hr. 35 min.12 hr. 15 min.*2

    : Default value


    • For MP4 movies:
    MemoryRecording mode
    9 Mbps4 Mbps
    4 GB Memory card55 min.2 hr. 5 min.
    8 GB Memory card/
    , Built-in memory*1
    1 hr. 50 min.4 hr. 10 min.
    16 GB Memory card3 hr. 50 min.8 hr. 25 min.
    32 GB Memory card/
    Built-in memory*1
    7 hr. 40 min.16 hr. 55 min.

    *1: // At the time of purchase, the built-in memory contains about 70 MB of music files (background music), 5 MB of image files (image mix frames) and about 2 MB of file management data.
    *2: A single scene can be recorded continuously for 12 hours; at that point, the camcorder will stop for about 3 seconds before resuming recording.

    NOTE
    • Movies recorded in MXP mode cannot be saved on AVCHD discs. Use an external Blu-ray Disc recorder to copy MXP movies onto Blu-ray discs. // Alternatively, you can use the supplied software VideoBrowser to create AVCHD discs*.
    • The camcorder uses a variable bit rate (VBR) to encode video so the actual recording times will vary depending on the content of the scenes.
    • You cannot create a video disc of MP4 movies that is playable on commercially available players.
    * MXP scenes will be converted to an image quality similar to that of FXP scenes.