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Movie-recording Times for Memory Cards

Last Updated : 15-May-2013
Issue Number : 8201839100

Solution

Approximate recording times.

AVCHD

	Memory card
Recording mode	8GB	16GB	32GB	64GB	128GB
28 Mbps / LPCM (59.94P) 28 Mbps (59.94P)	35 min.	1 hr. 15 min.	2 hr. 30 min.	5 hr. 5 min.	10 hr. 10 min.
24 Mbps / LPCM 24 Mbps	40 min.	1 hr. 25 min.	2 hr. 55 min.	5 hr. 55 min.	11 hr. 55 min.
17 Mbps	1 hr.	2 hr. 5 min.	4 hr. 10 min.	8 hr. 20 min.	16 hr. 45 min.
5 Mbps	3 hr.	6 hr. 5 min.	12 hr. 15 min.	24 hr. 30 min.	49 hr.

MP4

	Memory card
Recording mode	8GB	16GB	32GB	64GB	128GB
35 Mbps (59.94P)	30 min.	1 hr.	2 hr.	4 hr.	8 hr.
24 Mbps	40 min.	1 hr. 25 min.	2 hr. 55 min.	5 hr. 55 min.	11 hr. 55 min.
17 Mbps	1 hr.	2 hr. 05 min.	4 hr. 10 min.	8 hr. 20 min.	16 hr. 45 min.
4 Mbps	4 hr. 20 min.	8 hr. 40 min.	17 hr. 20 min.	34 hr. 45 min.	69 hr. 30 min.
3 Mbps	5 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.

NOTE

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.