Reference Tables
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Charging, Recording and Playback Times
The charging times given in the following table are approximate and vary according to charging
conditions and initial charge of the battery pack.
Recording and playback times given in the following tables are approximate and vary according to
recording mode and charging, recording or playback conditions. The times are based on using the
LCD screen. The effective usage time of the battery pack may decrease when recording in cold
surroundings, when using the brighter screen settings, etc.
Recording AVCHD movies
Recording MP4 movies
* Approximate times for recording with repeated operations such as start/stop, zooming, and power
on/off.
Battery pack
→
BP-820
BP-828
Charging conditions
↓
Using the camcorder
275 min.
405 min.
Using the CG-800E Battery Charger
1
9
0 min.
2
6
0 min.
Battery pack
Recording mode
Recording (maximum)
Recording (typical)*
Playback
BP-820
28 Mbps LPCM (50.00P) /
28 Mbps (50.00P)
1
6
5 min.
100 min.
275 min.
17 Mbps
175 min.
110 min.
2
9
5 min.
5 Mbps
180 min.
110 min.
300 min.
BP-828
28 Mbps LPCM (50.00P) /
28 Mbps (50.00P)
245 min.
155 min.
415 min.
17 Mbps
2
6
5 min.
1
6
5 min.
440 min.
5 Mbps
270 min.
170 min.
450 min.
Battery pack
Recording mode
Recording (maximum)
Recording (typical)*
Playback
BP-820
35 Mbps (50.00P)
1
6
5 min.
100 min.
275 min.
17 Mbps
1
9
0 min.
115 min.
2
9
5 min.
3 Mbps
1
9
5 min.
120 min.
310 min.
BP-828
35 Mbps (50.00P)
245 min.
150 min.
410 min.
17 Mbps
285 min.
175 min.
440 min.
3 Mbps
300 min.
1
9
0 min.
4
6
5 min.
