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Tips
• Figures such as 15M and 9M in the table show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps.
• You can record movies of a maximum of 3,999 scenes with HD (high definition) image quality, and 9,999
scenes with SD (standard definition) image quality.
• You can record the maximum 9,999 still images on the hard disk. For the “Memory Stick Duo,” see page
• The maximum continuous recordable time is approximately 13 hours.
Recording time of movies
HD (high definition) image quality
AVCHD format
Recording mode
Approximate recordable time (hour minute)
HDR-SR5
HDR-SR7
HDR-SR8
AVC HD 15M (XP)
(highest quality)
5 h 20 m
8 h
13 h 30 m
AVC HD 9M (HQ)
(high quality)
9 h 40 m
14 h 40 m
24 h 40 m
AVC HD 7M (SP)
(standard quality)
11 h 50 m
17 h 50 m
30 h
AVC HD 5M (LP)
(long play)
15 h 10 m
22 h 50 m
38 h 10 m
SD (standard definition) image quality
MPEG2 format
Recording mode
Approximate recordable time (hour minute)
HDR-SR5
HDR-SR7
HDR-SR8
SD 9M (HQ)
(high quality)
9 h 40 m
14 h 40 m
24 h 40 m
SD 6M (SP)
(standard quality)
14 h 30 m
21 h 50 m
36 h 30 m
SD 3M (LP)
(long play)
27 h 50 m
41 h 50 m
70 h 10 m
Your camcorder uses the VBR (Variable Bit Rate) format to automatically adjust image quality to suit the
recording scene. This technology causes fluctuations in the recording time of the hard disk.
Movies containing quickly moving and complex images are recorded at a higher bit rate, and this reduces
the overall recording time.
