1
GB
Disc space (recordable time) available for recording videos
Available recording time of video on a disc depends on the Handycam
REC mode setting.
High Definition (HD)
Standard Definition (SD)
REC mode
Recordable time*
REC mode
Recordable time*
HD FH
approx. 30 minutes
STD HQ/HQ
approx. 1 hour
HD HQ
approx. 55 minutes
SP
approx. 1 hour 30
minutes
HD SP
approx. 1 hour 10
minutes
LP
approx. 3 hours
HD LP
approx. 1 hour 35
minutes
*
Single disc
Hints
When down-converting to SD (Standard Definition) with an appropriate Handycam
model, you can
record up to approx. 2 hours 40 minutes on a disc. (Picture quality may depend on the recording time.)
Available REC modes vary between Handycam
models.
Time required for recording
When recording video, the length of time required for recording depends on the model of
Handycam
, the REC mode setting used to shoot the video and the number of scenes the
video contains. Typically, more time is required to record videos onto a disc if the video has
been recorded at a higher image quality (bit rate) setting. Down-converting to SD (Standard
Definition) video takes more than the actual video time.
Recording HD (High Definition) video or SD
(Standard Definition) video as is
approx. 20 minutes ~ 1 hour
Down-converting to SD (Standard Definition) video
approx. 1 hour 5 minutes ~ 3 hours
Notes
You cannot record HD (High Definition) video taken in REC mode at a bit rate exceeding 18Mbps, such
as in [HD FX] mode (for example, High Definition Handycam
) in AVCHD format.
If the time of a scene exceeds the disc’s capacity, recording will not be possible. In this case, divide the
scene using the edit function of the Handycam
.
Video Lengths and Recording Time
