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-800 Battery Charger
1
9
0 min.
2
6
0 min.
Battery pack
Recording mode
Recording (maximum)
Recording (typical)*
Playback
BP-820
28 Mbps LPCM (5
9
.
9
4P) /
28 Mbps (5
9
.
9
4P)
155 min.
9
5 min.
270 min.
17 Mbps
170 min.
105 min.
285 min.
5 Mbps
175 min.
100 min.
2
9
5 min.
BP-828
28 Mbps LPCM (5
9
.
9
4P) /
28 Mbps (5
9
.
9
4P)
230 min.
145 min.
405 min.
17 Mbps
250 min.
1
6
0 min.
425 min.
5 Mbps
2
6
0 min.
1
6
0 min.
440 min.
Battery pack
Recording mode
Recording (maximum)
Recording (typical)*
Playback
BP-820
35 Mbps (5
9
.
9
4P)
155 min.
9
5 min.
270 min.
17 Mbps
185 min.
115 min.
2
9
0 min.
3 Mbps
1
9
0 min.
115 min.
310 min.
BP-828
35 Mbps (5
9
.
9
4P)
230 min.
140 min.
400 min.
17 Mbps
275 min.
170 min.
435 min.
3 Mbps
2
9
5 min.
185 min.
4
6
5 min.