Sony MHS-PM1 Handbook page 25

Selecting the image size according to use
• Before the continuous shooting ends, the recording time indicator flashes, and after a while, the recording
will automatically stop.
Your camera 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
"Memory Stick PRO Duo" media.
Movies containing quickly moving and complex images are recorded at a higher bit rate,
and this reduces the overall recording time.
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