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For AVCHD movies:
| Recording mode | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 x 1080 | 1440 x 1080 | |||
| Memory | 50P | MXP | FXP | LP |
8 GB Memory card/ / Built-in memory | 35 min. | 40 min. | 1 hr. | 3 hr. |
| 16 GB Memory card | 1 hr. 15 min. | 1 hr. 25 min. | 2 hr. 5 min. | 6 hr. 5 min. |
32 GB Memory card/ Built-in memory | 2 hr. 30 min. | 2 hr. 55 min. | 4 hr. 10 min. | 12 hr. 15 min. |
| 64 GB Memory card | 5 hr. 5 min. | 5 hr. 55 min. | 8 hr. 20 min. | 24 hr. 30 min. |
| 128 GB Memory card | 10 hr. 10 min. | 11 hr. 55 min. | 16 hr. 45 min. | 49 hr. |
For MP4 movies:
| Recording mode | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 | |||
| Memory | 35 Mbps | 24 Mbps | 17 Mbps | 4 Mbps |
| 8 GB Memory card// Built-in memory | 30 min. | 40 min. | 1 hr. | 4 hr. 20 min. |
| 16 GB Memory card | 1 hr. | 1 hr. 25 min. | 2 hr. 05 min. | 8 hr. 40 min. |
| 32 GB Memory card/ Built-in memory | 2 hr. | 2 hr. 55 min. | 4 hr. 10 min. | 17 hr. 20 min. |
| 64 GB Memory card | 4 hr. | 5 hr. 55 min. | 8 hr. 20 min. | 34 hr. 45 min. |
| 128 GB Memory card | 8 hr. | 11 hr. 55 min. | 16 hr. 45 min. | 69 hr. 30 min. |
A single scene can be recorded continuously for 12 hours; at that point, the camcorder will stop for about 3 seconds before resuming recording.
// 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.Caution
Movies recorded in 50P or MXP mode cannot be saved on AVCHD discs. Use an external Blu-ray Disc recorder compliant with AVCHD Ver. 2.0 specifications to copy those movies onto Blu-ray 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.
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
Depending on the TV, you may not be able to play back movies recorded in 50P or 35 Mbps.
When the video quality is set to 50P or 35 Mbps, dual recording and decoration are not available.
When the shooting mode is set to [Cinema], recording in 50P or 35 Mbps is not available.
When the shooting mode is set to [Baby], recording in 50P is not available.