Recording Modes And Approximate Recording Times - Panasonic Diga DMR-XS400 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording modes and approximate recording times

Depending on the content being recorded, the recording time may become shorter than indicated.
∫ DR mode
Recording Mode
DR (HD quality)
DR (SD quality)
≥Recording time of DR mode may vary depending on bit rate of broadcasting:
≥High Definition (HD) quality: estimated bit rate is 14 Mbps
≥Standard Definition (SD) quality: estimated bit rate is 5 Mbps
≥Regarding recording time remaining:
Remaining time in the DR mode is calculated with a bit rate of approx. 14 Mbps. But the bit rate differs depending on the
broadcast, so the displayed remaining time might be different from the actual remaining time.
∫ Other recording modes
Recording Mode
HG
HX
HE
HL
HM
XP
SP
LP
EP (6 hours)
§
EP (8 hours)
When "Recording time in EP mode" is set to "6 hours" (
§
≥Regarding recording time remaining:
This unit records using a VBR (Variable bit rate) data compression system to vary recorded data segments to match video
data segments which may cause differences in the displayed amount of time and space remaining for recording.
HDD
(320 GB)
45 hours
129 hours
HDD
(320 GB) Single-sided
(4.7 GB)
48 hours –
73 hours –
110 hours –
147 hours –
214 hours –
66 hours 1 hour
134 hours 2 hours
269 hours 4 hours
404 hours 6 hours
538 hours 8 hours
DVD-RAM
Double-sided
(9.4 GB)
–
–
–
–
–
2 hours
4 hours
8 hours
12 hours
16 hours
81)
DVD-R, DVD-R DL,
DVD-RW, +R DL
+R, (8.5 GB)
+RW
(4.7 GB)
– –
– –
– –
– –
– –
1 hour 1 hour
45 min.
2 hours 3 hours
35 min.
4 hours 7 hours
10 min.
6 hours 10 hours
45 min.
8 hours 14 hours
20 min.
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