Panasonic DMR-BCT855 Operating Instructions Manual page 113

Recording modes and approximate recording
times
Depending on the content being recorded, the
recording time may become shorter than indicated.
∫ DR mode
Recording HDD
Mode
[BCT855] [BCT755]
[BCT850] [BCT750]
[BST855] [BST755]
[BST850] [BST750]
(1 TB) (500 GB)
DR (HD 150
quality) hours
DR (SD 422
quality) hours
• Recording time of DR mode may vary
depending on the bit rate of broadcasting:
• High Definition (HD) quality: estimated bit rate
is 14 Mbps
• Standard Definition (SD) quality: estimated bit
rate is 5 Mbps
• Regarding recording time remaining:
Remaining time in the DR mode is calculated with a bit
rate of 14 Mbps. But the bit rate differs depending on
the broadcast, so the displayed remaining time might
be different from the actual remaining time.
∫ HG, HX, HE, HL, HM modes
Recording HDD
Mode
[BCT855] [BCT755]
[BCT850] [BCT750]
[BST855] [BST755]
[BST850] [BST750]
(1 TB) (500 GB)
HG 157 hours 78 hours 4 hours 8 hours
HX 235 hours 117 hours 6 hours 12 hours
HE 353
hours
HL 472
hours
HM 684
hours
BD-RE, BD-R
Single Dual
Layer Layer
(25 GB) (50 GB)
75 3 hours 7 hours
hours 30 min. 30 min.
211 10 hours 21 hours
hours 15 min.
BD-RE, BD-R
Single Dual
Layer Layer
(25 GB) (50 GB)
176 9 hours 18 hours
hours
235 12 24 hours
hours hours
341 17 hours 35 hours
hours 30 min.
∫ XP, SP, LP, EP modes
Recording HDD
Mode
[BCT855] [BCT755]
[BCT850] [BCT750]
[BST855] [BST755]
[BST850] [BST750]
(1 TB) (500 GB)
XP 215
hours
SP 431
hours
LP 862
hours
EP 1724
hours
Recording DVD-RAM
Mode
Single- Double-
sided
(4.7 GB) (9.4 GB)
XP 1 hour 2 hours
SP 2 hours 4 hours 2 hours 3 hours
LP 4 hours 8 hours 4 hours 7 hours
EP 8 hours 16 hours 8 hours 14 hours
• Regarding recording time remaining:
This unit records using a VBR (Variable bit rate)
data compression system to vary recorded data
segments to match video data segments which
may cause differences in the displayed amount
of time and space remaining for recording.
Reference
BD-RE, BD-R
Single Dual
Layer Layer
(25 GB) (50 GB)
107 5 hours 10 hours
hours 15 min. 30 min.
215 10 hours 21 hours
hours 30 min.
430 21 hours 42 hours
hours
860 42 hours 84 hours
hours
DVD-R, DVD-R
DL,
DVD-RW,
+R DL
+R,
sided
(8.5 GB)
+RW
(4.7 GB)
1 hour 1 hour
45 min.
35 min.
10 min.
20 min.
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