Recording Time Of Movies - Sony Handycam HDR-SR5E Handbook

Recording time of movies

HD (high definition) image quality
AVCHD format
Recording mode
AVC HD 15M (XP)
(highest quality)
AVC HD 9M (HQ)
(high quality)
AVC HD 7M (SP)
(standard quality)
AVC HD 5M (LP)
(long play)
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 15M and 9M in the table show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps.
• 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 Duo," see page
68.
• 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 hard disk.
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-SR5E HDR-SR7E
5 h 20 m
9 h 40 m
11 h 50 m
15 h 10 m
Approximate recordable time (hour minute)
HDR-SR5E HDR-SR7E
9 h 40 m
14 h 30 m
27 h 50 m
HDR-SR8E
8 h 13 h 30 m
14 h 40 m 24 h 40 m
17 h 50 m
22 h 50 m 38 h 10 m
HDR-SR8E
14 h 40 m 24 h 40 m
21 h 50 m 36 h 30 m
41 h 50 m 70 h 10 m
30 h
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