Sony Handycam 3-286-590-13(1) Handbook page 11

Recording time of movies (internal hard disk)
HD (high definition) image quality
AVCHD format
Recording mode
AVC HD 16M (FH)
(highest quality)*
AVC HD 9M (HQ)
(high quality)**
AVC HD 7M (SP)
(standard quality)**
AVC HD 5M (LP)
(long play)**
* Movies are recorded with AVCHD 1920 × 1080/50i format.
** Movies are recorded with AVCHD 1440 × 1080/50i format.
SD (standard definition) image quality
MPEG2 format
Recording mode
SD 9M (HQ) (high quality)
SD 6M (SP) (standard quality)
SD 3M (LP) (long play)
z Tips
• Figures such as 16M in the table show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps.
• For the recordable time of the "Memory Stick PRO Duo," see page 24.
• You can record movies of a maximum of 3,999 scenes with HD (high definition) image quality, and 9,999
scenes with SD (standard definition) image quality.
• You can record the maximum 9,999 still images on the hard disk. For the "Memory Stick PRO Duo," see
page 74.
• The maximum continuous recordable time is approximately 13 hours.
Your camcorder uses the VBR (Variable Bit Rate) format to automatically adjust image quality to suit the
recording scene. This technology causes fluctuations in the recording time of the media.
Movies containing quickly moving and complex images are recorded at a higher bit rate, and this reduces
the overall recording time.
Approximate recordable time (hour minute)
HDR-SR11E
7 h 10 m
14 h 40 m
17 h 50 m
22 h 50 m
Approximate recordable time (hour minute)
HDR-SR11E
14 h 40 m
21 h 50 m
41 h 50 m
HDR-SR12E
14 h 40 m
29 h 40 m
36 h
48 h
HDR-SR12E
29 h 40 m
44 h
84 h 20 m
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