Selecting the Recording Mode (Video Quality)
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Recording modes by movie format
Movie format
Recording mode
Resolution
Audio format
AVCHD
28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P)
1920x1080
Linear PCM
28 Mbps (59.94P)
Dolby Digital
24 Mbps LPCM
Linear PCM
24 Mbps
Dolby Digital
17 Mbps
5 Mbps
1440x1080
MP4
35 Mbps (59.94P)
1920x1080
AAC
24 Mbps
17 Mbps
4 Mbps
1280x720
3 Mbps
640x360
Approximate recording times
Default value
For AVCHD movies:
For MP4 movies:
* A single scene can be recorded continuously for 12 hours; at that point, the camcorder will stop.
Recording mode
→
28 Mbps LPCM
(59.94P) and
28 Mbps
(59.94P)
24 Mbps LPCM
and 24 Mbps
17 Mbps
5 Mbps
Memory card
↓
8 GB Memory card
35 min.
40 min.
1 hr.
3 hr.
16 GB Memory card
1 hr. 15 min.
1 hr. 25 min.
2 hr. 5 min.
6 hr. 5 min.
32 GB Memory card
2 hr. 30 min.
2 hr. 55 min.
4 hr. 10 min.
12 hr. 15 min.*
64 GB Memory card
5 hr. 5 min.
5 hr. 55 min.
8 hr. 20 min.
24 hr. 30 min.*
128 GB Memory card
10 hr. 10 min.
11 hr. 55 min.
16 hr. 45 min.*
49 hr.*
Recording mode
→
35 Mbps
(59.94P)
24 Mbps
17 Mbps
4 Mbps
3 Mbps
Memory card
↓
8 GB Memory card
30 min.
40 min.
1 hr.
4 hr. 20 min.
5 hr. 40 min.
16 GB Memory card
1 hr.
1 hr. 25 min.
2 hr. 5 min.
8 hr. 40 min.
11 hr. 25 min.
32 GB Memory card
2 hr.
2 hr. 55 min.
4 hr. 10 min.
17 hr. 20 min.*
22 hr. 55 min.*
64 GB Memory card
4 hr.
5 hr. 55 min.
8 hr. 20 min.
34 hr. 45 min.*
45 hr. 55 min.*
128 GB Memory card
8 hr.
11 hr. 55 min.
16 hr. 45 min.*
69 hr. 30 min.*
91 hr. 55 min.*
