Expected Recording Time Of Movies; Internal Memory; Internal Hard Disk - Sony Handycam HDR-CX550 Operating Manual

Expected recording time of movies

Internal memory

HDR-CX550/CX550V
High definition image quality (HD) in h (hour) and m
(minute)
Recording mode
[HD FX]
[HD FH]
[HD HQ]
[HD LP]
(5.1ch) *
[HD LP]
(2ch) *
Standard definition image quality (STD) in h (hour) and
m (minute)
Recording mode
[STD HQ]
(5.1ch) *
[STD HQ]
(2ch) *

Internal hard disk

HDR-XR550/XR550V
High definition image quality (HD) in h (hour) and m
(minute)
Recording mode
[HD FX]
[HD FH]
[HD HQ]
[HD LP]
(5.1ch) *
[HD LP]
(2ch) *
US
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Recording time
HDR-CX550 HDR-CX550V
6 h 5 m 6 h
7 h 45 m 7 h 40 m
15 h 50 m 15 h 35 m
25 h 35 m 25 h 15 m
26 h 55 m 26 h 35 m
Recording time
HDR-CX550 HDR-CX550V
15 h 50 m 15 h 35 m
16 h 15 m 16 h 5 m
Recording time
HDR-XR550 HDR-XR550V
23 h 22 h 50 m
29 h 20 m 29 h 10 m
59 h 30 m 59 h 20 m
96 h 30 m 96 h 10 m
101 h 20 m 101 h
Standard definition image quality (STD) in h (hour) and
m (minute)
Recording mode
[STD HQ]
(5.1ch) *
[STD HQ]
(2ch) *
* You can change the recording sound format with
[AUDIO MODE] (p. 79).
Tips
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You can record movies of a maximum of 3,999
scenes with high definition image quality (HD),
and 9,999 scenes with standard definition image
quality (STD).
The maximum continuous recording time of
movies is approximately 13 hours.
If you want to record up to the maximum
recording time indicated in the table, you need
to delete the demonstration movie on your
camcorder.
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.
Recording time
HDR-XR550 HDR-XR550V
59 h 40 m 59 h 20 m
61 h 20 m 61 h 10 m