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Memory card recording times
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Recording times (approx.) when using Panasonic SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards
Recording
mode
Memory card
capacity
AVCHD mode
DV mode
PS
*4
(Highest quality
mode
*3
/
1920X1080
pixels)
PH
*1
(Highest quality
mode
*3
/
1920X1080
pixels or
1280X720
pixels)
PM
*2
(Long duration
mode/
1280X720
pixels)
HA
*1
(High quality
mode/
1920X1080
pixels)
HE
*2
(Long duration
mode/
1440X1080
pixels)
DV
512 MB
Approx. 1 min 40 sec Approx. 2 min Approx. 5 min Approx. 3 min Approx. 10 min Approx. 2 min
1 GB
Approx. 4 min Approx. 5 min Approx. 12 min Approx. 7 min Approx.21 min Approx. 4 min
2 GB
Approx. 9 min Approx. 10 min Approx. 25 min Approx. 15 min Approx. 45 min Approx. 8 min
4 GB
Approx. 18 min Approx. 21 min Approx. 52 min Approx. 30 min Approx. 1 hr 30 min Approx. 16 min
6 GB
Approx. 30 min Approx. 33 min Approx. 1 hr 20 min Approx. 45 min Approx. 2 hr 15 min
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8 GB
Approx. 40 min Approx. 45 min Approx. 1 hr 50 min Approx. 1 hr
Approx. 3 hr Approx. 32 min
12 GB
Approx. 1 hr Approx. 1 hr 5 min Approx. 2 hr 50 min Approx. 1 hr 30 min Approx. 4 hr 30 min
-
16 GB
Approx. 1 hr 20 min Approx. 1 hr 30 min Approx. 3 hr 45 min Approx. 2 hr
Approx. 6 hr Approx. 1 hr 4 min
32 GB
Approx. 2 hr 40 min Approx. 3 hr Approx. 7 hr 30 min Approx. 4 hr
Approx. 12 hr Approx. 2 hr 8 min
48 GB
Approx. 4 hr Approx. 4 hr 30 min Approx. 11 hr 20 min Approx. 6 hr
Approx. 18 hr Approx. 3 hr 12 min
64 GB
Approx. 5 hr 20 Approx. 6 hr
Approx. 15 hr
Approx. 8 hr
Approx. 24 hr Approx. 4 hr 16 min
AVCHD mode
*1 Use a memory card of SD speed class 4 or above when recording with PH mode/HA mode. Recording cannot
be performed with a memory card of lower than SD speed class 4.
*2 Use a memory card of SD speed class 2 or above when recording with PM mode/HE mode.
*3 PH mode: This is the highest quality mode in 1080i/720P format.
PS mode: This is the highest quality mode in 1080P format.
*4 Use a memory card of SD speed class 6 or above when recording with PS mode. Recording cannot be
performed with a memory card of lower than SD speed class 6.
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The camera utilizes the VBR recording system. VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate, a recording system
where the bit rate automatically varies (volume of data per given time period) according to the subject
being shot. Therefore, recording times will be shorter when fast moving subjects have been recorded.
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Control space is included in the displayed capacity, and available recording capacity will be smaller.
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Continuous recording time is a maximum of 12 hours (when using the AC adaptor).
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Recording can be sometimes restarted even if it was paused due to shortage of space.
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Even for the same memory card, the recording time differs depending on conditions such as the
recording format or recorded images.
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The recording time of a memory card may shorten when record and delete are repeated often over and
over. In that case, format the memory card with the camera. When a memory card is formatted, all data
recorded on the memory card is erased and cannot be restored. Save important data to your computer.
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Use a memory card of SD speed class 6 or above when using the VFR function. Recording cannot be
performed with a memory card of lower than SD speed class 6.
