Video Lengths And Recording Time; Disc Space (Recordable Time) Available For Recording Videos; Time Required For Recording - Sony DVDirect Express VRD-P1 Mode D'emploi

Video Lengths and Recording Time

Disc space (recordable time) available for recording videos

Available recording time of video on a disc depends on the Handycam
High Definition (HD)
REC mode
HD FH
HD HQ
HD SP
HD LP
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When down-converting to SD (Standard Definition) with an appropriate Handycam
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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
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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
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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
Down-converting to SD (Standard Definition) video
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You cannot record HD (High Definition) video taken in REC mode at a bit rate exceeding 18Mbps, such
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as in [HD FX] mode (for example, High Definition Handycam
If the time of a scene exceeds the disc's capacity, recording will not be possible. In this case, divide the
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scene using the edit function of the Handycam
1
GB
Recordable time*
approx. 30 minutes
approx. 55 minutes
approx. 1 hour 10
minutes
approx. 1 hour 35
minutes
models.
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REC mode setting.
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Standard Definition (SD)
REC mode
STD HQ/HQ
SP
LP
* Single disc
approx. 20 minutes ~ 1 hour
approx. 1 hour 5 minutes ~ 3 hours
) in AVCHD format.
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Recordable time*
approx. 1 hour
approx. 1 hour 30
minutes
approx. 3 hours
model, you can
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