Recording Time Of Movies - Sony Handycam DCR-DVD910 Operating Manual

Media for your camcorder (Continued)
Disc features
Disc types and symbols
Symbols used in this manual
Both 16:9 (wide) and 4:3 movie can be recorded
on the same disc
Deleting the most recent movie
Deleting or editing movie on your camcorder
Using a disc repeatedly by formatting, even if the
disc becomes full*
Finalizing required to play on other devices
Making longer recordings on a side of a disc
* Formatting deletes all images and returns the recording media to its original empty state (p. 66). Even
when using a new disc, format it with your camcorder (p. 27).
** Finalizing is required to play the disc in a DVD drive on a computer. A DVD+RW that is not finalized
may cause the computer to malfunction.

Recording time of movies

Figures in the table are the approximate recording time in minutes on one side of a disc.
The recordable time on the acceptable media varies depending on media type and the [REC
MODE] (p. 74) setting.
Media type
9M (HQ) (high quality)
6M (SP) (standard quality)
3M (LP) (long play)
z Tips
• Figures such as 9M and 6M in the table show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps.
• You can check the recordable time with [MEDIA INFO] (p. 66).
• When you use a double-sided disc, you can record images on both sides (p. 113).
• See page 30 for the recordable time on a "Memory Stick PRO Duo."
12
(27)
(48)
(66)
Figures in parentheses ( ) indicate reference pages.
DVD-RW
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(47) –
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(62) z z
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Figures in ( ) are the minimum recording time.
20 (18)
30 (18)
60 (44)
DVD+RW DVD-R DVD+R DL
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*1
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35 (32)
55 (32)
110 (80)