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Charging, Recording and Playback Times
The charging times given in the following table are approximate and vary according to charging
conditions and initial charge of the battery pack.
Battery pack→
Charging conditions↓
Using the camcorder
Using the CG-800 Battery Charger
Recording and playback times given in the following tables are approximate and vary according to
recording mode and charging, recording or playback conditions. The times are based on using the
LCD screen. The effective usage time of the battery pack may decrease when recording in cold
surroundings, when using the brighter screen settings, etc.
Recording AVCHD movies
Battery pack
Recording mode
28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) /
28 Mbps (59.94P)
BP-820
28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) /
28 Mbps (59.94P)
BP-828
Recording MP4 movies
Battery pack
Recording mode
35 Mbps (59.94P)
BP-820
35 Mbps (59.94P)
BP-828
* Approximate times for recording with repeated operations such as start/stop, zooming, and power
on/off.
BP-820
275 min.
190 min.
Recording (maximum)
155 min.
17 Mbps
170 min.
5 Mbps
175 min.
230 min.
17 Mbps
250 min.
5 Mbps
260 min.
Recording (maximum)
155 min.
17 Mbps
185 min.
3 Mbps
190 min.
230 min.
17 Mbps
275 min.
3 Mbps
295 min.
Reference Tables
BP-828
405 min.
260 min.
Recording (typical)*
95 min.
105 min.
100 min.
145 min.
160 min.
160 min.
Recording (typical)*
95 min.
115 min.
115 min.
140 min.
170 min.
185 min.
145
Playback
270 min.
285 min.
295 min.
405 min.
425 min.
440 min.
Playback
270 min.
290 min.
310 min.
400 min.
435 min.
465 min.
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