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Approximate recording times.
AVCHD
| Memory card | |||||
| Recording mode | 8GB | 16GB | 32GB | 64GB | 128GB |
| 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 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 (50.00P) | 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.
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.