Selecting the Recording Mode (Video Quality)
Recording modes by movie format
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| AVCHD | 24 Mbps LPCM |
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| MP4 | 17 Mbps |
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| Approximate recording times |
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| Recording mode → | 28 Mbps LPCM |
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| 24 Mbps L CM |
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| Memory card ↓ | 28 Mbps |
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| 8 GB Memory card |
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| 16 GB Memory card |
| 1 hr. 15 min. |
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| 32 GB Memory card |
| 2 hr. 30 min. |
| 2 hr. 55 min. |
| 4 hr. 10 min. |
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| 64 GB Memory card |
| 5 hr. 5 min. |
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| 128 GB Memory card |
| 10 hr. 10 min. |
| 11 hr. 55 min. |
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| Recording mode → | 35 Mbps | 24 Mbps | 17 Mbps | 4 Mbps |
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| 8 GB Memory card |
| 30 min. |
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| 1 hr. | 4 hr. 20 min. |
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| 16 GB Memory card |
| 1 hr. |
| 1 hr. 25 min. | 2 hr. 5 min. | 8 hr. 40 min. |
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| 32 GB Memory card |
| 2 hr. |
| 2 hr. 55 min. | 4 hr. 10 min. | 17 hr. 20 min.* |
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| 64 GB Memory card |
| 4 hr. |
| 5 hr. 55 min. | 8 hr. 20 min. | 34 hr. 45 min.* |
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| 128 GB Memory card |
| 8 hr. |
| 11 hr. 55 min. | 16 hr. 45 min.* | 69 hr. 30 min.* |
| 91 hr. 55 min.* | ||||||
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* A single scene can be recorded continuously for 12 hours; at that point, the camcorder will stop.